Adriana Laclé
Biographic Data
| ID | 7506143 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adriana Laclé |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adriana |
| FAMILY NAME | Laclé |
| SIGNATURE | LACLÉ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Diabetes-related lower-extremity amputation incidence and risk factors
Those most likely to undergo LEA among Costa Rican diabetic patients were men with 10 or more years of diabetes and average HbA1c > 8% who used insulin and had diabetic retinopathy. Patients on insulin therapy were at greatest risk, especially those with a previous amputation. Diabetic patients with the above-mentioned profile should be considered to be at very high risk of LEA and followed closely by the health care system
Insurance and Other Socioeconomic Determinants of Elderly Longevity in a Costa Rican Panel
Official figures show that life expectancy in Costa Rica is longer than in the United States (US), in spite of the fact that per capita health expenditure is only one-tenth that of the US. To check whether this is for real and to explore some of its determinants, 900 Costa Ricans aged 60+ were followed from 1984 to 2001. Follow-up household visits were made, deaths were tracked in the national death registry, and survival status in the voting reg…
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Insurance and Other Socioeconomic Determinants of Elderly Longevity in a Costa Rican Panel
Official figures show that life expectancy in Costa Rica is longer than in the United States (US), in spite of the fact that per capita health expenditure is only one-tenth that of the US. To check whether this is for real and to explore some of its determinants, 900 Costa Ricans aged 60+ were followed from 1984 to 2001. Follow-up household visits were made, deaths were tracked in the national death registry, and survival status in the voting reg…
Diabetes-related lower-extremity amputation incidence and risk factors
Those most likely to undergo LEA among Costa Rican diabetic patients were men with 10 or more years of diabetes and average HbA1c > 8% who used insulin and had diabetic retinopathy. Patients on insulin therapy were at greatest risk, especially those with a previous amputation. Diabetic patients with the above-mentioned profile should be considered to be at very high risk of LEA and followed closely by the health care system
Medicine (2 works) · Proportional hazards model (2 works) · Amputation (1 work) · Cohort (1 work) · Comorbidity (1 work) · Cumulative incidence (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Diabetes mellitus (1 work) · Diabetic foot (1 work) · Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management (1 work)