- Joint Statement of the Ad-hoc Committee of the Korean Society for Preventive Medicine and the Korean Society of Epidemiology on Tobacco Lawsuits on the causal link between tobacco smoking and lung cancer
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Ad-hoc Committee of the Korean Society for Preventive Medicine and the Korean Society of Epidemiology on Tobacco Lawsuits
- KMID: 2380664
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015027.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015027
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- "The Duty to Prevent" during an epidemic situation like 2015 Korean MERS outbreak
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Bae JM
- KMID: 2380674
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015037.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015037
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- 2015 MERS outbreak in Korea: hospital-to-hospital transmission
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Ki M
- KMID: 2380670
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015033.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015033
The distinct characteristic of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in South Korea is that it not only involves intra-hospital transmission, but it also involves hospital-to-hospital transmission. It has... -
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- Predictors of human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis co-infection
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Kandi V
- KMID: 2380644
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015007.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015007
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- Lessons learned from new emerging infectious disease, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus outbreak in Korea
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Kim JS
- KMID: 2380688
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015051.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015051
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- A lesson learned from the MERS epidemic in Korea: an essay on MERS
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Meng KH
- KMID: 2380671
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015034.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015034
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- Effect of co-morbidities on disease course in human immunodeficiency virus-infected illicit drug users in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy
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Kandi V
- KMID: 2380645
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015008.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015008
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- Calculation of smoking rates by dong/eup/myeon unit using small-area estimation in the Community Health Survey
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Lee KO, Byun JS, Kang YW, Ko YS, Kim HJ
- KMID: 2380650
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015013.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015013
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- Surveillance operation for the 141st confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus in response to the patient's prior travel to Jeju Island
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Bae JM
- KMID: 2380672
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015035.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015035
The provincial government of Jeju, South Korea, was notified that a 42-year-old man infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus had gone sightseeing in Jeju Island. Although the... -
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- Overdiagnosis: epidemiologic concepts and estimation
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Bae JM
- KMID: 2380641
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015004.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015004
Overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer was propounded regarding the rapidly increasing incidence in South Korea. Overdiagnosis is defined as 'the detection of cancers that would never have been found were it... -
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- Major infectious diseases affecting the Afghan immigrant population of Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Pourhossein B, Irani AD, Mostafavi
- KMID: 2380639
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015002.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015002
OBJECTIVES: As Afghans make up the largest group of foreign nationals in Iran, the aim of this study was to assess the proportion of Afghan immigrants among those afflicted by... -
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- Epidemiological evidence in law: a comment on Supreme Court Decision 2011Da22092, South Korea
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Broadbent
- KMID: 2380662
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015025.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015025
This paper offers a commentary on three aspects of the Supreme Court's recent decision (2011Da22092). First, contrary to the Court's finding, this paper argues that epidemiological evidence can be used... -
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- Monitoring targets and indicators for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Korea
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Lee SY
- KMID: 2380660
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015023.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015023
In order to respond to the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide, the World Health Organization developed the global action plan (GAP), which included nine targets and 25 indicators... -
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- What predicts the trust of online health information?
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Kwon JH, Kye SY, Park EY, Oh KH, Park K
- KMID: 2380667
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015030.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015030
OBJECTIVES: Little attention has been paid to levels of trust in online sources of health information. The objective of this study was to investigate levels of trust in various sources... -
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- Do the tuberculin skin test and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-tube test agree in detecting latent tuberculosis among high-risk contacts? A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Ayubi E, Doosti-Irani A, Mostafavi
- KMID: 2380680
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015043.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015043
OBJECTIVES: The QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-tube test (QFT-GIT) and the tuberculin skin test (TST) are used to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). However, conclusive evidence regarding the agreement of these two... -
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- Analysis of survival data in thalassemia patients in Shiraz, Iran
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Rajaeefard A, Hajipour M, Tabatabaee HR, Hassanzadeh J, Rezaeian S, Moradi Z, Sharafi M, Shafiee M, Semati A, Safaei S, Soltani M
- KMID: 2380668
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015031.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015031
OBJECTIVES: The survival rate of thalassemia patients has not been conclusively established, and the factors associated with survival remain unclear. This study aimed to determine the survival rate of thalassemia... -
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- Effect change of obesity on diabetes depending on measurement: self-reported body mas index from 2012 Community Health Survey vs. directly measured from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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Yoon K, Min K, Chun H, Jang SN, Cho SI
- KMID: 2380638
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015001.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015001
OBJECTIVES: Obesity is a well-recognized risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) among young and middle-aged adults in South Korea. To elaborate on the association between obesity and Diabetes... -
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- Value-based medicine: concepts and application
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Bae JM
- KMID: 2380651
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015014.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015014
Global healthcare in the 21st century is characterized by evidence-based medicine (EBM), patient-centered care, and cost effectiveness. EBM involves clinical decisions being made by integrating patient preference with medical treatment... -
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- MERS epidemiological investigation to detect potential mode of transmission in the 178th MERS confirmed case in Pyeongtaek, Korea
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Chang K, Ki M, Lee EG, Lee SY, Yoo B, Choi JH
- KMID: 2380673
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015036.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015036
Most cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infection in Korea (outbreak: May 11-July 4, 2015) occurred in hospital settings, with uncertain transmission modes in some cases. We performed an... -
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- Modeling and forecasting of the under-five mortality rate in Kermanshah province in Iran: a time series analysis
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Rostami M, Jalilian A, Hamzeh B, Laghaei Z
- KMID: 2380640
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015003.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015003
OBJECTIVES: The target of the Fourth Millennium Development Goal (MDG-4) is to reduce the rate of under-five mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. Despite substantial progress towards achieving the... -
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