"Costa Rica" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A country in CENTRAL AMERICA, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between NICARAGUA and PANAMA.
| Descriptor ID |
D003364
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.169.238
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Costa Rica" by people in Profiles.
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Intrainfusion Drug Monitoring and Algorithm-Based Dose Adjustments for Children With ALL Receiving High-Dose Methotrexate Are Feasible and Safe in Costa Rica, a Low- and Middle-Income Country. JCO Glob Oncol. 2025 Mar; 11:e2400450.
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Association between Fathers' and Mothers' Parenting Styles and the Risk of Overweight/Obesity among Adolescents in San Jos? Province, Costa Rica. Nutrients. 2022 Dec 15; 14(24).
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Gene-diet interactions and plasma lipoproteins: role of apolipoprotein E and habitual saturated fat intake. Genet Epidemiol. 2001 Jan; 20(1):117-128.
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Hodgkin's disease in Costa Rica: a report of 40 cases analyzed for Epstein-Barr virus. Am J Clin Pathol. 1998 May; 109(5):618-24.