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The Hispano-American Journal of Health Sciences (RHCS) is the official scientific dissemination organ of the Vice-Rectorate for Research and Professional Development of the Hispano-American University of Costa Rica. It is a peer-reviewed, quarterly, open-access publication. Manuscripts must be original and related to the development of knowledge and technology
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Current Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2026): January-March

Editorial

Letters to the Editor: a tool for training, critical reading, and scientific integrity

MD Edén Galán-Rodas
Abstract 167 | PDF (Español (España)) Downloads 65

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Artí­culos Originales

Effectiveness of an educational intervention to strengthen knowledge about hypertension in a family medicine clinic, 2021

MD Luis Anrrit Navarro Gómez, MSc Rusanna Maydelis Regalado López, Lic. Maeys Martínez Arcos, Lic. Aleinis Jiménez García, MD Lázaro Rogelio Morell León, Lic. Adrian González Méndez
Abstract 284 | PDF (Español (España)) Downloads 81

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Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Teaching Methodologies According to Academic Competence Level at a Private University in Costa Rica, 2025

Lic. Laura Bolaños, Lic. Janet Morales, Milena Vega-Villalobos
Abstract 302 | PDF (Español (España)) Downloads 88

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Artiulos de Revision

Acceptance of the Influenza Vaccine and Its Impact on Hospitalization and Mortality: A Systematic Review (2019–2025)

Jose Lisandro Fallas Mora, Mg Andy Palma, MSc Marcela Castro
Abstract 316 | PDF (Español (España)) Downloads 171

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Reporte de Casos

Medico-Legal Analysis of a CADASIL Case in the Context of Alleged Medical Malpractice

MD Tania Castillo-Bolaños
Abstract 112 | PDF (Español (España)) Downloads 45

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Vesicovaginal reflux and recurrent urinary tract infection due to ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in the pediatric age group: a case report

MD Cristian Hidalgo-Pajuelo, MD Fernando Losa-Dominguez
Abstract 212 | PDF (Español (España)) Downloads 198

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Cartas al Editor

Opioid-free anesthesia in major surgery: Is it time to redefine standards?

MD Johon Javier Fuentes Pacheco, MD Laura Cristina Vélez Flórez, MD Oriana Pérez Rubio, MD José Julián Mesa Torres, MD Michael Ortega-Sierra
Abstract 88 | PDF (Español (España)) Downloads 66

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Opioid-free anesthesia in major surgery: Is it time to redefine standards?

MD Lilian Britez-Enciso, MD Paola Toffoletti
Abstract 107 | PDF (Español (España)) Downloads 62

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Opioid-free anesthesia in major surgery: Is it time to redefine standards?

Sofia Sanchez
Abstract 91 | PDF (Español (España)) Downloads 38

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