- One wing of nation's health: reducing health inequalities
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Khang YH
- KMID: 2064820
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2013 Mar;56(3):165-166.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2013.56.3.165
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- Erratum: Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases and National Strategies to Control Them in Korea
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Khang YH
- KMID: 1711348
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2013 Sep;46(5):292-292.
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- Health Inequalities Policy in Korea: Current Status and Future Challenges
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Khang YH, Lee SI
- KMID: 1714486
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2012 May;27(Suppl):S33-S40.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.S.S33
In recent years, health inequalities have become an important public health concern and the subject of both research and policy attention in Korea. Government reports, as well as many epidemiological... -
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- Inequality in Life Expectancy in Korea according to Various Categorizations of the National Health Insurance Premiums as a Marker of Income
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Bahk J, Kang HY, Khang YH
- KMID: 2503438
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2020 Jul;61(7):640-643.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2020.61.7.640
The purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which the magnitude of income inequality in life expectancy according to different categorization across beneficiary types under the National... -
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- Historical Advances in Health Inequality Research
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Khang YH
- KMID: 792519
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2007 Nov;40(6):422-430.
- doi: 10.3961/jpmph.2007.40.6.422
The socioeconomic inequalities in health have recently become an important public health concern in South Korea, and the issue has gained increasing attention from many South Korean researchers due to... -
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- Occupational inequalities in mortality in Korea: an analysis using nationally representative mortality follow-up data from the late 2000s and after
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Noh E, Khang YH
- KMID: 2531852
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2022;44(1):e2022038.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2022038
Many Korean and international studies have found higher mortality rates and poorer health conditions among manual workers than among non-manual workers. However, a recent study using unlinked data argued that... -
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- Lifecourse Approaches to Socioeconomic Health Inequalities
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Khang YH
- KMID: 1083315
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2005 Aug;38(3):267-275.
Evidence on the relation of socioeconomic position (SEP) with health and illness is mounting in South Korea. Several unlinked studies and individually linked studies (longitudinal study) showed a graded inverse... -
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- The causality between smoking and lung cancer among groups and individuals: addressing issues in tobacco litigation in South Korea
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Khang YH
- KMID: 2380663
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2015;37:e2015026.
- doi: 10.4178/epih/e2015026
This article discusses issues on the causality between smoking and lung cancer, which have been raised during the tobacco litigation in South Korea. It should be recognized that the explanatory... -
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- Life Expectancy and Inequalities Therein by Income From 2016 to 2018 Across the 253 Electoral Constituencies of the National Assembly of the Korea
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Bahk J, Kang HY, Khang YH
- KMID: 2501652
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2020 Mar;53(2):143-148.
- doi: 10.3961/jpmph.20.050
Objectives: We calculated life expectancy and inequalities therein by income for the period of 2016-2018 across the 253 electoral constituencies of the 20th National Assembly election in Korea. Methods: We obtained... -
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- An Application of Delphi Method to the Assessment of Current Status of Cancer Research
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Khang YH, Yoon SJ, Kang GW, Kim CY, Yoo KY, Shin YS
- KMID: 2282971
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 1998 Nov;31(4):844-856.
Globally, cancer research has been considered one of the most important field of biomedical researches. Recently, in Korea, there are increasing concerns about cancer research and the development of national... -
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- Proportion of Death Certificates Issued by Physicians and Associated Factors in Korea, 1990-2002
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Jo MW, Khang YH, Yun S, Lee JY, Lee MS, Lee SI
- KMID: 2283773
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2004 Nov;37(4):345-352.
OBJECTIVES: Previous studies showed that death certification by physicians was an important predictor to improve the quality of death certificate data in South Korea. This study was conducted to examine... -
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- Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases and National Strategies to Control Them in Korea
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Khang YH
- KMID: 1705614
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2013 Jul;46(4):155-164.
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the most important causes of premature mortality and disability-adjusted life years in Korea. NCDs are also the main contributor to socioeconomic inequalities in mortality and life... -
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- Why is Life Expectancy in Busan Shorter than in Seoul? Age and Cause-Specific Contributions to the Difference in Life Expectancy between Two Cities
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Khang YH, Bahk J
- KMID: 2450409
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2019 Jul;60(7):687-693.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2019.60.7.687
PURPOSE: Seoul and Busan are the two largest cities in Korea. However, life expectancy (LE) in Busan is shorter than in Seoul and among the total Korean population. This study... -
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- Income gaps in self-rated poor health and its association with life expectancy in 245 districts of Korea
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Kim I, Bahk J, Yun SC, Khang YH
- KMID: 2406615
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2017;39:e2017011.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2017011
OBJECTIVES: To examine the income gaps associated with self-rated poor health at the district level in Korea and to identify the geographical correlations between self-rated poor health, life expectancy, and... -
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- A Review on Socioeconomic Position Indicators in Health Inequality Research
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Choi YJ, Jeong BG, Cho SI, Jung-Choi , Jang SN, Kang M, Khang YH
- KMID: 792526
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2007 Nov;40(6):475-486.
- doi: 10.3961/jpmph.2007.40.6.475
OBJECTIVES: Socioeconomic position (SEP) refers to the socioeconomic factors that influence which position an individual or group of people will hold within the structure of a society. In this... -
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- Changes in Contribution of Causes of Death to Socioeconomic Mortality Inequalities in Korean Adults
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Jung-Choi , Khang YH, Cho HJ
- KMID: 1031140
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2011 Nov;44(6):249-259.
- doi: 10.3961/jpmph.2011.44.6.249
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to analyze long-term trends in the contribution of each cause of death to socioeconomic inequalities in all-cause mortality among Korean adults. METHODS: Data were collected from death... -
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- Trends in General and Abdominal Obesity among Korean Adults: Findings from 1998, 2001, 2005, and 2007 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
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Khang YH, Yun SC
- KMID: 1779227
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2010 Nov;25(11):1582-1588.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.11.1582
We examined trends in obesity among Korean adults, using body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) as reported in national surveys. Data (10,043 men and 12,758 non-pregnant women) were... -
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- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale used in South Korea
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Oh R, Khang YH, Kim YM
- KMID: 2521629
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2021 Oct;64(10):699-710.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2021.64.10.699
Background: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), a validated screening tool for prenatal and postnatal depression, was included as a reimbursable item by the National Health Insurance Service of Korea... -
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- Life Expectancy in Areas around Subway Stations in the Seoul Metropolitan Area in Korea, 2008–2017
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Kim Ih, Kang HY, Khang YH
- KMID: 2508766
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2020 Nov;35(44):e365.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e365
Background: This study aimed to calculate life expectancy in the areas around 614 subway stations on 23 subway lines in the Seoul metropolitan area of Korea from 2008 to 2017. Methods:... -
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- Trends in Gender-based Health Inequality in a Transitional Society: A Historical Analysis of South Korea
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Chun H, Cho SI, Khang YH, Kang M, Kim IH
- KMID: 1364856
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2012 Mar;45(2):113-121.
- doi: 10.3961/jpmph.2012.45.2.113
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the trends in gender disparity in the self-rated health of people aged 25 to 64 in South Korea, a rapidly changing society, with specific attention to... -
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