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Open AccessDesign of a Peripheral Building Block for H-Bonded Dendritic Frameworks and Analysis of the Void Space in the Bulk Dendrimers
Three dendrimers, (t-Bu-G 2 N) 2 , CC(t-Bu-G 1 ...
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Correlates and psychiatric disorders associated with psychotropic drug use in Taiwan
We used the population-based National Health Insurance database to investigate correlates and psychiatric disorders associated with psychotropic drug use in Taiwan.
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Diffusion of new medication across different income groups under a universal health insurance program: an example involving newly enlisted nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for elderly osteoarthritis patients
The aim of this research was to determine whether socioeconomic status, as measured by income level, impacts on the diffusion to patients of newly reimbursed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) under...
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Open AccessSpatiotemporal analysis of air pollution and asthma patient visits in Taipei, Taiwan
Buffer analyses have shown that air pollution is associated with an increased incidence of asthma, but little is known about how air pollutants affect health outside a defined buffer. The aim of this study was...
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The treated prevalence and incidence of bipolar disorder among national health insurance enrollees in Taiwan, 1996–2003
We used the NHI database to estimate the treated prevalence and incidence of bipolar disorder. The national health research institute (NHRI) provided a population based data file of 200,432 random subjects, ab...
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Open AccessDisparities in appendicitis rupture rate among mentally ill patients
Many studies have been carried out that focus on mental patients' access to care for their mental illness, but very few pay attention on these same patients' access to care for their physical diseases. Acute a...
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Open AccessThe immediate effects of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic on childbirth in Taiwan
When an emerging infectious disease like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) strikes suddenly, many wonder the public's overwhelming fears of SARS may deterred patients from seeking routine care from hosp...
