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Risk of gout flare after medication: prescription symmetry sequence analysis
The research aimed to study the following questions: (1) five well-known gout-related medications were selected to test the validity of the prescription symmetry sequence analysis in Taiwan; (2) four explorato...
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Comment on “Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and gout risk”
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Open AccessPsychometric properties of the Chinese Mandarin version of the Borderline Symptom List, short form (BSL-23) in suicidal adolescents
The short form of the Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23) is a self-rated instrument developed from the initial 95-item German version of the Borderline Symptom List (BSL-95). It is widely used among Chinese adul...
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Open AccessTrends in energy and macronutrient intake among Taiwanese older adults in 1999–2000, 2005–2008 and 2013–2016 periods
This study aimed to explore trends, in 3 periods, in the intake of energy and macronutrients among Taiwanese older adults.
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Malignant Neoplasms of the Small Intestines
Malignant neoplasms are very rare disease regardless of primary or secondary. The diagnosis of small intestine malignant tumor is challenging. In this chapter, the authors presented various malignant diseases ...
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Benign Neoplasms of the Small Intestines
Benign neoplasms of the small intestine are covered in this chapter. Small intestine tumors accounted for 5% of all gastrointestinal tract tumors. Approximately 60% of these tumors were benign. All these cases...
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Vascular Disorders of the Small Intestines
Vascular lesions constituted a major proportion (21% to 57%) of all small intestinal obscure gastrointestinal bleeding cases. It is one important cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and diagnosis is cha...
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Open AccessChallenges faced by community connectors: lessons learned from a Taiwan public health initiative
Effective solutions that meet the diverse community health needs of older adult populations are of critical importance. To address these needs, a nationwide community connector team—tasked with providing refer...
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Open AccessThe secular trend of enterovirus A71 after the implementation of preventive measures in Taiwan
Enterovirus A71 (EV A71) is one of the most important enteroviruses related to morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. This study aimed to analyse the secular trend of EV A71 in Taiwan from 1998 to 2020...
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Polypharmacy and bone fracture risk
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Open AccessDevelopment and testing of the hemodialysis symptom distress scale (HSD-22) to identify the symptom cluster by using exploratory factor analysis
Patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) often experience multiple symptoms concurrently and these symptoms may impact their quality of life. A valid and reliable tool is needed to assess the symptom distress of p...
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Caregiver burden and health-related quality of life among primary family caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study
This study aimed to examine correlates of caregiver burden and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among primary family caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia in inpatient psychiatric rehabilitation f...
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Open AccessQuantile-based fecal hemoglobin concentration for assessing colorectal neoplasms with 1,263,717 Taiwanese screenees
Although fecal hemoglobin concentration (f-Hb) was highly associated with the risk of colorectal neoplasms, current studies on this subject are hampered by skewedness of the data and the ordinal property of f-...
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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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Psychometric Testing of the Chinese-Version Glover-Nilsson Smoking Behavioral Questionnaire (GN-SBQ-C) for the Identification of Nicotine Dependence in Adult Smokers in Taiwan
The purposes of this study were to evaluate the psychometric properties, reliability, and validity of the Chinese-version Glover-Nilsson Smoking Behavioral Questionnaire (GN-SBQ-C) and assess the behavioral ni...
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Open Access31st Annual Meeting and Associated Programs of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC 2016): part two
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Open AccessEffectiveness of advice from physician and nurse on smoking cessation stage in Taiwanese male smokers attending a community-based integrated screening program
A screening program provides a teachable moment for primary prevention such as encouraging smoking cessation. However, little is known about the efficacy of smoking cessation intervention delivered to the gene...
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Open AccessAssociations of EDNRA and EDN1 polymorphisms with carotid intima media thickness through interactions with gender, regular exercise, and obesity in subjects in Taiwan: Taichung Community Health Study (TCHS)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the interacted association between EDNRA and EDN1 polymorphisms and gender, regular exercise, and obesity status on carotid intima media thickness (IMT) in community- dwel...
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Temporal sequence of the bidirectional relationship between hyperglycemia and periodontal disease: a community-based study of 5,885 Taiwanese aged 35–44 years (KCIS No. 32)
The relationship between hyperglycemia (including diabetes) and periodontal disease (PD) has been noted previously, but its temporal sequence in the same study based on a population-based study has been barely...
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Stages of Change, Determinants, and Mortality for Smoking Cessation in Adult Taiwanese Screenees
We aimed to investigate the associations between three smoking-related constructs (pros and cons of smoking, temptation to smoke, and self-efficacy of resisting smoking) and stage of change (precontemplation, ...
