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Comorbid asthma is associated with rhinitis severity in children exposed to air pollutants
The impact of asthma on the severity of rhinitis when children with allergic rhinitis (AR) are exposed to air pollutants has not been studied.
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Open AccessAllergic rhinitis children with obesity are more vulnerable to air pollution: a cross sectional study
The association between air pollution, allergic rhinitis (AR), and obesity has not been studied. From 2007 to 2011, 52 obese and 152 non-obese children (7–17 years old) with AR were recruited. Pediatric-Rhinoc...
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Open AccessAllergic rhinitis is associated with thromboembolic disease in pregnancy
Finding the risk factors for thromboembolic (TE) disease and preventing its development in pregnant women is important. Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common chronic disease. We aim to find if AR is a risk factor...
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Epidemiology and factors associated with mortality of thyroid storm in Taiwan: a nationwide population-based study
Thyroid storm is a rare and life-threatening disease. However, its prevalence, incidence, and mortality rate in Chinese population are unknown. We performed a retrospective study using the Taiwan Health and We...
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Association between allergic disease, sleep-disordered breathing, and childhood nocturnal enuresis: a population-based case-control study
Little is known about the associations between allergic disease, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), and childhood nocturnal enuresis (NE). We examined whether allergic disease and SDB were associated with child...
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcome in Norovirus Gastroenteritis
To examine differences in clinical characteristics among children with norovirus, rotavirus, and bacterial gastroenteritis and investigate the outcomes in children with sporadic norovirus gastroenteritis.
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Comparison of procalcitonin and different guidelines for first febrile urinary tract infection in children by imaging
We examined the ability of a procalcitonin (PCT) protocol to detect vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and renal scarring (RS), evaluated procedural costs and radiation burden, and compared four representative guidel...
