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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a very common disease with a prevalence of 15 to 25%, especially in Western countries, and seems to be increasing worldwide and in Korea. The prevalence...
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the common forms of eczema in children, manifesting with chronic, relapsing attacks of skin eruptions with severe pruritus. Unfortunately, there is no consensus on...
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disease with severe pruritus, and the first step of atopic march since it often precedes asthma or allergic rhinitis. Since its...
Metabolic syndrome comprises central obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance. Children sometimes develop metabolic syndrome, and it is strongly associated with the same syndrome in adulthood. Recently, there...
Flatfoot deformity in adults is a type of postural deformity of the foot in which the arch collapses. This condition includes a wide spectrum of clinical situations, ranging from asymptomatic...
Hypertension has a diverse pathophysiology. Theoretically, one drug is not sufficient to control high blood pressure (BP) in most hypertension. Therefore, the combination of two or more drugs with different...
This study aimed to measure the variation in the levels of risk perception associated with various health risk factors. We analyzed the variables of psychological paradigms that may affect such...
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common chronic skin disease of young children and poses a significant global health problem. More than half of children with AD develop asthma and...
Owing to low contributions and a limited benefits design, the Korean National Health Insurance (NHI) took only 12 years from its establishment to achieve universal population coverage. However, the NHI...