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Open AccessGenome-wide meta-analysis of iron status biomarkers and the effect of iron on all-cause mortality in HUNT
Iron is essential for many biological processes, but iron levels must be tightly regulated to avoid harmful effects of both iron deficiency and overload. Here, we perform genome-wide association studies on fou...
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Open AccessOutcomes for Patients with Urinary Tract Infection After an Initial Intravenous Antibiotics Dose Before Emergency Department Discharge
To investigate the effect of single-dose intravenous antibiotics before emergency department (ED) discharge on the outcomes of patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs).
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Cross-Infection Control of Coronavirus Disease 2019 at the Emergency Department in Taiwan
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Association between ambient air pollution and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: are there potentially susceptible groups?
This study aimed to examine the association between air pollution and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and the effects of underlying diseases. Between January 2015 and December 2016, data on particulate ...
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Open AccessAmbient air pollution is associated with pediatric pneumonia: a time-stratified case–crossover study in an urban area
Pneumonia, the leading reason underlying childhood deaths, may be triggered or exacerbated by air pollution. To date, only a few studies have examined the association of air pollution with emergency department...
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Open AccessICU admission following an unscheduled return visit to the pediatric emergency department within 72 hours
The purpose of this study was to describe the demographic characteristics and prognosis of children admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after a pediatric emergency department (PED) return visit within 72 h.
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Open AccessClinical learning in the context of uncertainty: a multi-center survey of emergency department residents’ and attending physicians’ perceptions of clinical feedback
Feedback is an essential part of clinical teaching and learning, yet it is often perceived as unsatisfactory in busy clinical settings. Clinical teachers need to balance the competing demands of clinical duty ...
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Open AccessEnhanced Optoelectronic Conversion Efficiency of CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dot/Graphene/Silver Nanowire Hybrid Thin Films
In this study, we prepared the reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) hybrid films on a three-layer scaffold that the QD layer was sandwiched between the two rGO layers. The photocurrent was ...
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Do-not-resuscitate orders and related factors among family surrogates of patients in the emergency department
The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders and to identify relevant factors influencing the DNR decision-making process by patients’ surrogates in the emerge...
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Open AccessSerum leptin is associated with cardiometabolic risk and predicts metabolic syndrome in Taiwanese adults
Leptin is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, few studies have assessed its relationship with metabolic syndrome, especially in an Asian population. Therefore, the aim of the present study w...
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Open AccessInverse association between insulin resistance and gait speed in nondiabetic older men: results from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002
Recent studies have revealed the associations between insulin resistance (IR) and geriatric conditions such as frailty and cognitive impairment. However, little is known about the relation of IR to physical im...
