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A Hospital-Based Infant Safe Sleep Intervention and Safe Sleep Practices Among Young Women: A Prospective Longitudinal Study
The rates of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) are still high in the U.S. The longitudinal effects of SUID preventive education on infant safe sleep practices are less known. The current study evaluated th...
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Open AccessChanges in COVID-19 risk perceptions: methods of an internet survey conducted in six countries
This study assessed changes in behaviors/attitudes related to the COVID-19. With the understanding that behaviors and vaccine decision-making could contribute to global spread of infectious diseases, this stud...
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Open AccessPregnant women’s attitudes and decision-making regarding prenatal Down syndrome screening and diagnosis: scale development and validation
Down syndrome is a common chromosomal abnormality and prenatal screening can inform parents of the risk of their baby having Down syndrome. Little research has examined how decisions regarding both Down syndro...
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Open AccessThe validity and reliability of the Mandarin Chinese version of the drug abuse screening test among adolescents in Taiwan
This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of the Mandarin Chinese version of the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-20) among adolescents, as well as examining the test’s predictability with re...
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Open AccessHealth literacy and the determinants of obesity: a population-based survey of sixth grade school children in Taiwan
Health literacy has become an important health policy and health promotion agenda item in recent years. It had been seen as a means to reduce health disparities and a critical empowerment strategy to increase ...
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Open AccessImprovement of quality of life in methadone treatment patients in northern Taiwan: a follow-up study
This study examined long-term improvement of quality of life amongst heroin users enrolled in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT).
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Open AccessPoverty related risk for potentially preventable hospitalisations among children in Taiwan
This study investigated the incidence of potentially preventable hospitalisations in the first two years of life among children in the National Health Insurance (NHI) system of Taiwan. It also examined income ...
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Open AccessAn investigation of the smoking behaviours of parents before, during and after the birth of their children in Taiwan
Although many studies have investigated the negative effects of parental smoking on children and Taiwan has started campaigns to promote smoke-free homes, little is known about the smoking behaviours of Taiwan...
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Open AccessRecord linkage research and informed consent: who consents?
Linking computerized health insurance records with routinely collected survey data is becoming increasingly popular in health services research. However, if consent is not universal, the requirement of written...
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Open AccessThe regional differences in prevalence, medical expenditures and risk factors for injury in Taiwanese teenagers
Injury is the leading cause of death in teenagers worldwide. In Taiwan, people in mountainous areas have a 4 to 8 years shorter life span than the general population. Injury among teenagers is likely a major c...
