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A Comparison of Food Supply from 1984 to 2009 and Degree of Dietary Westernization in Taiwan with Asian Countries and World Continents.

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

A Reliable Screening Test to Predict Liver Injury in Pediatric Blunt Torso Trauma.

scientific article published on 5 September 2009

A long-term quality-of-care score for predicting the occurrence of macrovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

scientific article published on 24 February 2018

A stabilization device that promotes the efficiency of cardiopulmonary resuscitation during ambulance transportation to the level as under non-moving conditions

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ACLS training: comparison of physicians and nurses with teamwork-based high-fidelity simulation.

scientific article published on 24 May 2014

Acute Anticholinesterase Pesticide Poisoning Caused a Long-Term Mortality Increase: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

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Acute Myocardial Infarction Risk in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Doubled after Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding: A Nationwide Nested Case-Control Study

scientific article published on 3 November 2015

Acute myocardial infarction: a comparison of the risk between physicians and the general population

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Acute poisoning with neonicotinoid insecticides: a case report and literature review.

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Age adjustment in ecological studies: using a study on arsenic ingestion and bladder cancer as an example.

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An investigation of a cluster of cervical herniated discs among container truck drivers with occupational exposure to whole-body vibration.

scientific article published on 7 November 2015

An occupational exposure assessment of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofurans in firefighters.

scientific article published on 31 March 2011

Applying the revised Chinese Job Content Questionnaire to assess psychosocial work conditions among Taiwan's hospital workers

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Arsenic in drinking water and incidence of urinary cancers.

scientific article published in September 1997

Arsenic in drinking water and skin cancers: cell-type specificity (Taiwan, ROC).

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Arsenic trioxide and radiation enhance apoptotic effects in HL-60 cells through increased ROS generation and regulation of JNK and p38 MAPK signaling pathways.

scientific article published on July 2011

Arsenic trioxide induces programmed cell death through stimulation of ER stress and inhibition of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in human sarcoma cells.

scientific article published on 27 October 2014

Arsenic trioxide suppresses liver X receptor β and enhances cholesteryl ester transfer protein expression without affecting the liver X receptor α in HepG2 cells

scientific article published on 10 September 2016

Arsenic, vinyl chloride, viral hepatitis, and hepatic angiosarcoma: a hospital-based study and review of literature in Taiwan.

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Assessment of a new method to distinguish esophageal from tracheal intubation by measuring the endotracheal cuff pressure in a porcine model

scientific article published on 17 November 2005

Association Between Dioxin and Metabolic Syndrome by Age and Sex in an Endemic Area of Exposure in Taiwan

scientific article published in October 2017

Association between Arsenic Exposure and Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis

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Association between Blood Dioxin Level and Chronic Kidney Disease in an Endemic Area of Exposure

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Association between Dioxin and Diabetes Mellitus in an Endemic Area of Exposure in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study

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Association between arsenic exposure and diabetes mellitus in Cambodia.

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Association between major injuries and seat locations in a motorcoach rollover accident.

scientific article published on 24 May 2006

Association between media coverage and prevalence of idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic field in Taiwan

scientific article published on 25 November 2017

Associations between arsenic in drinking water and occurrence of end-stage renal disease with modifications by comorbidities: A nationwide population-based study in Taiwan

scientific article published on 17 January 2018

Associations between arsenic in drinking water and pterygium in southwestern Taiwan.

scientific article published on July 2008

Associations between arsenic in drinking water and the progression of chronic kidney disease: A nationwide study in Taiwan.

scientific article published on 14 September 2016

Atherosclerosis induced by arsenic in drinking water in rats through altering lipid metabolism.

scientific article published on 7 August 2011

Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disease Following Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

scientific article published on 20 November 2020

Bidirectional associations between rheumatoid arthritis and depression: a nationwide longitudinal study.

scientific article published on 9 February 2016

Blue-green vomit.

scientific article published on 6 June 2007

Cancer Incidence in Physicians: A Taiwan National Population-based Cohort Study.

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Cancer risk assessment for arsenic exposure through oyster consumption.

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Cancer risks in a population with prolonged low dose-rate gamma-radiation exposure in radiocontaminated buildings, 1983-2002

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Cardiac tamponade secondary to pyogenic liver abscess

scientific article published on 01 July 2007

Cardiovascular mortality during heat and cold events: determinants of regional vulnerability in Taiwan

scientific article published on October 29, 2010

Carpal tunnel syndrome after an electrical injury: a case report and review of literature

scientific article published on 14 June 2018

Changes in bone mineral density of lumbar spine after pelvic radiotherapy

scientific article published on 01 February 2002

Characteristics of pyogenic liver abscess patients with and without diabetes mellitus

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Characteristics of young children with developmental delays and their trends over 14 years in Taiwan: a population-based nationwide study.

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Chinese nomogram to predict probability of positive initial prostate biopsy: a study in Taiwan region

scientific article published on 14 October 2013

Chronic osteomyelitis increases long-term mortality risk in the elderly: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of new uremic patients with extreme azotemia in southern Taiwan

scientific article published on 01 July 2006

Clinical characteristics of hyperglycemic crises in patients without a history of diabetes

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Clinical significance and outcome of one or two rib lesions on bone scans in breast cancer patients without known metastases

scientific article published on November 1, 2003

Close correlation between the ankle-brachial index and symptoms of depression in hemodialysis patients.

scientific article published on 28 April 2017

Collaboration of RON and epidermal growth factor receptor in human bladder carcinogenesis.

scientific article published on November 2006

Combination treatment with arsenic trioxide and irradiation enhances apoptotic effects in U937 cells through increased mitotic arrest and ROS generation.

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Constitutive STAT5 activation correlates with better survival in cervical cancer patients treated with radiation therapy

scientific article published on 06 February 2011

Decrease in seroprevalence of Hepatitis A after the implementation of nationwide disposable tableware use in Taiwan

scientific article published on November 23, 2010

Decreased salivary flow rate as a dipsogenic factor in hemodialysis patients: evidence from an observational study and a pilocarpine clinical trial.

scientific article published on 21 September 2005

Demographic and clinical characteristics of carbon monoxide poisoning: nationwide data between 1999 and 2012 in Taiwan.

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Dengue fever mortality score: A novel decision rule to predict death from dengue fever

scientific article published on 26 September 2017

Detection of oesophageal intubations using cuff pressures in a pig trachea oesophagus model

scientific article published on 21 August 2007

Dioxin exposure and insulin resistance in Taiwanese living near a highly contaminated area.

scientific article published in January 2010

Does CT evidence of a flat inferior vena cava indicate hypovolemia in blunt trauma patients with solid organ injuries?

scientific article published on June 2011

Does depression increase the risk of stroke in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? A population-based cohort study.

scientific article published on 22 June 2017

Effects of 12-hour rotating shifts on menstrual cycles of photoelectronic workers in Taiwan.

scientific article published in April 2008

Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Acute Myocardial Infarction Following Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

scientific article published on 15 November 2019

Effects of acceptance of disability on death or dialysis in chronic kidney disease patients: a 3-year prospective cohort study

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Elderly and Nonelderly Use of a Dedicated Ambulance Corps' Emergency Medical Services in Taiwan

scientific article published on 11 July 2016

Environmental Toxicology in Addressing Public Health Challenges in East Asia.

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Epidemiological characteristics of lower extremity cellulitis after a typhoon flood

scientific article published on 13 June 2013

Epidemiology and patterns of facial fractures due to road traffic accidents in Taiwan: A 15-year retrospective study

scientific article published on 24 March 2017

Etiology and outcome of patients presenting for poisoning to the emergency department in Taiwan: a prospective study.

scientific article published in May 2008

Evaluation of the associations between the single nucleotide polymorphisms of the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene and nasopharyngeal carcinoma

scientific article published in August 2006

Expression of S100A4 and Met: potential predictors for metastasis and survival in early-stage breast cancer.

scientific article published in January 2004

Factors associated with misdiagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis: an experience in Taiwan.

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Factors associated with sexual dysfunction in Taiwanese females with rheumatoid arthritis.

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Fatal alcohol immersion during the SARS epidemic in Taiwan.

scientific article published in 2005

Feasibility study of epinephrine administration via laryngeal mask airway using a porcine model.

scientific article published on 23 March 2006

Frequent analgesics consumption inmigraineurs: comparison between chronic and episodic migraineurs.

scientific article published in April 2004

Frontiers and challenges in occupational safety and health.

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Functional mutation in the promoter region of thrombomodulin gene in relation to carotid atherosclerosis

scientific article published on 01 February 2001

G-33A mutation in the promoter region of thrombomodulin gene and its association with coronary artery disease and plasma soluble thrombomodulin levels

scientific article published on 01 January 2000

Gender and geographic differences in developmental delays among young children: analysis of the data from the national registry in Taiwan.

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Gender and geographic differences in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in children: Analysis of data from the national disability registry of Taiwan

scientific article published on January 11, 2012

Gender and geographic differences in the prevalence of intellectual disability in children: analysis of data from the national disability registry of Taiwan.

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Gender and geographic differences in the prevalence of reportable childhood speech and language disability in Taiwan.

scientific article published on 18 February 2015

Gender effect on renal outcome in patients with urothelial carcinoma.

scientific article published on 19 May 2011

Geriatric Fever Score: a new decision rule for geriatric care

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Geriatric influenza death (GID) score: a new tool for predicting mortality in older people with influenza in the emergency department.

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Handgrip strength is an independent predictor of renal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney diseases.

scientific article published on 28 March 2011

Hemodialysis with end-stage renal disease did not raise the risk of intracranial hemorrhage after a head injury

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Hepatic angiosarcoma may have fair survival nowadays.

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Higher migraine risk in healthcare professionals than in general population: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan

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Higher prevalence of dry symptoms in skin, eyes, nose and throat among workers in clean rooms with moderate humidity.

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Higher risk for cervical herniated intervertebral disc in physicians: A retrospective nationwide population-based cohort study with claims analysis.

scientific article published on October 2016

Higher risk for thyroid diseases in physicians than in the general population: a Taiwan nationwide population-based secondary analysis study

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Higher temperature and urbanization affect the spatial patterns of dengue fever transmission in subtropical Taiwan

scientific article published on 20 January 2009

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Is Associated With Lower Short- and Long-Term Mortality in Patients With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.

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Hyponatremia in the emergency department

scientific article published on 01 May 2000

Hypotension, bedridden, leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia and elevated serum creatinine predict mortality in geriatric patients with fever

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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha correlates with MET and metastasis in node-negative breast cancer

scientific article published on 21 September 2006

Impact of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Subsequent Neurological Sequelae Following Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

scientific article published on 13 October 2018

Impact of high glucose on metastasis of colon cancer cells

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Increased expression of nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 is associated with poor survival in cervical cancer treated with radiotherapy.

scientific article published on 15 August 2005

Increased risk for diabetes mellitus in patients with carbon monoxide poisoning.

scientific article published on 29 June 2017

Increased risk of depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a seven-year population-based cohort study

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Increased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma associated with carriage of the TNF2 allele of the -308 tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter gene

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

Increased risk of progression to dialysis or death in CKD patients with depressive symptoms: A prospective 3-year follow-up cohort study

scientific article published on 28 January 2015

Increased serum level of epidermal growth factor receptor in liver cancer patients and its association with exposure to arsenic.

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Indicators of haemothorax in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax.

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Infection, absent tachycardia, cancer history, and severe coma are independent mortality predictors in geriatric patients with hyperglycemic crises

scientific article published on September 2013

Infection-related hospitalization and risk of end-stage renal disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a nationwide population-based study

scientific article published on 22 December 2016

Interleukin-17-producing cell infiltration in the breast cancer tumour microenvironment is a poor prognostic factor.

scientific article published on 6 June 2013

Interrelationship between exposure to PCDD/Fs and hypertension in metabolic syndrome in Taiwanese living near a highly contaminated area.

scientific article published on 17 September 2010

Is ingested inorganic arsenic a "threshold" carcinogen?

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KIDMAP, a web based system for gathering patients' feedback on their doctors

scientific article published on 17 June 2009

Klebsiella pneumoniae fascial space infections of the head and neck in Taiwan: emphasis on diabetic patients and repetitive infections.

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Lipid peroxidation and cell death mechanisms in pulmonary epithelial cells induced by peroxynitrite and nitric oxide.

scientific article published on 25 June 2002

Lipid peroxidation and cell death mechanisms in rats and human cells induced by chloral hydrate.

scientific article published in May 2003

Long-term Mortality Risk After Hyperglycemic Crisis Episodes in Geriatric Patients With Diabetes: A National Population-Based Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 9 February 2015

Long-term effectiveness of the Diabetes Conversation Map Program: A prepost education intervention study among type 2 diabetic patients in Taiwan.

scientific article published in September 2017

Long-term prognosis of patients with carbon monoxide poisoning: a nationwide cohort study

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Lower limb cellulitis after a typhoon and flood

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

Lung Cancer Associated with Arsenic Ingestion: Cell-type Specificity and Dose Response.

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Magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS) significantly decreases the hybridization efficiency of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

scientific article published on 01 May 2001

Maternal nationality and developmental delays in young children: Analysis of the data from the national registry in Taiwan

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Mechanism of recurrent spontaneous abortions in women with mosaicism of X-chromosome aneuploidies.

scientific article published in December 2004

Mechanisms of apoptosis induction and cell cycle regulation in irradiated leukemia U937 cells and enhancement by arsenic trioxide.

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among patients with sleep disorders: a Nationwide study of Taiwan

scientific article published on 10 February 2020

Nontraumatic avulsion of aortic valve commissure as a cause of acute aortic valve regurgitation: A case report.

scientific article published on October 2016

Nucleated red blood cells in maternal blood during pregnancy

scientific article published on 01 September 1999

Nutritional status and falls in community-dwelling older people: a longitudinal study of a population-based random sample

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Parathyroidectomy Is Associated with Reduced Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

scientific article published on 23 April 2015

Peptic Ulcer Disease in Healthcare Workers: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

scientific article published on 24 August 2015

Photokeratoconjunctivitis caused by different light sources

scientific article published on 01 November 2004

Piper betle L. inflorescence causes allergic contact dermatitis of the hands during betel quid assembly

Predicting the hyperglycemic crisis death (PHD) score: a new decision rule for emergency and critical care.

scientific article published on 18 April 2013

Predictors of effectiveness of early intervention on children with intellectual disability: a retrospective cohort study.

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Predictors of successful noninvasive ventilation treatment for patients suffering acute respiratory failure

scientific article published on 01 August 2008

Presentations of patients of poisoning and predictors of poisoning-related fatality: findings from a hospital-based prospective study.

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Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii infections among North Dakota sheep producers

journal article published in 1998

Prevalence of childhood hearing impairment of different severities in urban and rural areas: a nationwide population-based study in Taiwan.

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Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder among workers in Taiwan: a nationwide study

scientific article published in January 2004

Prevalence of urinary tract infections and associated factors among pregnant workers in the electronics industry

scientific article published on 05 May 2009

Prognostic Value of Whole-Body Total Lesion Glycolysis at Pretreatment FDG PET/CT in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

scientific article published on June 12, 2012

Prognostic implications of Fas-ligand expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

scientific article published on 01 November 2004

Prognostic significance of co-expression of RON and MET receptors in node-negative breast cancer patients.

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Prognostic significance of elevated hemostatic markers in patients with acute myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 01 May 1999

Prolonged persistence of IgM against dengue virus detected by commonly used commercial assays.

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Protective effects of N-acetylcysteine treatment post acute paraquat intoxication in rats and in human lung epithelial cells.

scientific article published on 6 April 2006

Proteomic analysis for human urinary proteins associated with arsenic intoxication

scientific article published on 01 July 2008

Proteomic profiling of human urinary proteome using nano-high performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

scientific article published on 22 July 2006

Pulmonary function, respiratory symptoms, and dust exposures among workers engaged in early manufacturing processes of tea: a cohort study.

scientific article published on 13 February 2012

Rapid activation of Stat3 and ERK1/2 by nicotine modulates cell proliferation in human bladder cancer cells.

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Re: "Arsenic ingestion and internal cancers: a review"

scientific article published on 01 June 1994

Representative survey on idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields in Taiwan and comparison with the international literature

scientific article published on 15 January 2018

Risk of Myocardial Infarction After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Risk of secondary cancers in women with breast cancer and the influence of radiotherapy: A national cohort study in Taiwan

scientific article published on December 2016

Screening for pulmonary tuberculosis using chest radiography in new employees in an industrial park in Taiwan.

scientific article published in May 2007

Screening, rubella vaccination, and childhood hearing impairment in Taiwan

scientific article published on 23 August 2014

Septic arthritis significantly increased the long-term mortality in geriatric patients

scientific article published on 9 August 2017

Seroprevalence of rubella among women of childbearing age in Taiwan after nationwide vaccination

scientific article published on 01 November 2002

Sex and Geographic Differences in the Prevalence of Reported Childhood Motor Disability and Their Trends in Taiwan.

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Shock index predicted mortality in geriatric patients with influenza in the emergency department

scientific article published on 29 May 2018

Simultaneous exposure of non-diabetics to high levels of dioxins and mercury increases their risk of insulin resistance

scientific article published on 14 October 2010

Simultaneous presentation of thyroid storm and diabetic ketoacidosis

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

Skin cancer and inorganic arsenic: uncertainty-status of risk.

scientific article published in February 1997

Skin tumor-promoting potential and systemic effects of pentachlorophenol and its major metabolite tetrachlorohydroquinone in CD-1 Mice.

scientific article published in April 2003

Standing Posture at Work Does Not Increase the Risk of Varicose Veins among Health Care Providers in Taiwan.

scientific article published on 28 February 2017

Staurosporine modulates radiosensitivity and radiation-induced apoptosis in U937 cells.

scientific article published on February 2006

Subchronic Arsenic Exposure Induces Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Normal Mice and Enhances Depression-Like Behaviors in the Chemically Induced Mouse Model of Depression

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Subsequent mortality after hyperglycemic crisis episode in the non-elderly: a national population-based cohort study.

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Tear secretion dysfunction among women workers engaged in light-on tests in the TFT-LCD industry.

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Tetramethylammonium ion causes respiratory failure related mortality in a rat model

scientific article published on 14 July 2011

The Association Between Peptic Ulcer Disease and Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study.

scientific article published on May 2016

The Fourth Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology in the Asia Chapter Region.

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The Risk of Stroke in Physicians: A Population-based Cohort Study in Taiwan.

scientific article published in October 2017

The association between arsenic exposure from drinking water and cerebrovascular disease mortality in Taiwan

scientific article published on 01 June 2010

The association between rainfall rate and occurrence of an enterovirus epidemic due to a contaminated well.

scientific article published on December 2006

The endocrine and reproductive function of the female Yucheng adolescents prenatally exposed to PCBs/PCDFs

scientific article published in October 2005

The impact of occupational health service network and reporting system in Taiwan

scientific article published in October 2013

The impact of rotating night shifts on the breast milk collection volume among employed breastfeeding mothers.

scientific article published on 19 November 2014

The increment in standardized uptake value determined using dual-phase 18F-FDG PET is a promising prognostic factor in non-small-cell lung cancer.

scientific article published on 7 June 2013

The lack of a specific association between arsenic in drinking water and hepatocellular carcinoma.

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The pharmacological effect of epinephrine administration via laryngeal mask airway in a porcine model of asphyxial cardiac arrest.

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The role of oral dryness in interdialytic weight gain by diabetic and non-diabetic haemodialysis patients.

scientific article published on 23 May 2006

The role of the chemical burns caused by hydroxide ion in the toxicity of dermal exposure to tetramethylammonium ion in a rat model

scientific article published on 13 June 2012

Torsade de pointes in a patient with severe aortic stenosis

scientific article published on 06 June 2006

Traumatic adrenal haematoma: a condition rarely recognised in the emergency department.

scientific article published on May 2007

Trends in the prevalence of childhood disability: analysis of data from the national disability registry of Taiwan, 2000-2011.

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Unscheduled return visits with and without admission post emergency department discharge

scientific article published on 05 June 2012

Urolithiasis risk: a comparison between healthcare providers and the general population

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Urothelial carcinoma in patients with advanced kidney disease: a 12-year retrospective cohort survey.

scientific article published on August 2011

Using Rasch analysis to validate the revised PSQI to assess sleep disorders in Taiwan's hi-tech workers.

scientific article published on 25 April 2008

Using ecological data to estimate a regression model for individual data: the association between arsenic in drinking water and incidence of skin cancer.

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Using urine specific gravity to evaluate the hydration status of workers working in an ultra-low humidity environment.

scientific article published in July 2006

Variations of care quality for infectious pulmonary tuberculosis in Taiwan: a population based cohort study.

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Varicose veins in hairdressers and associated risk factors: a cross-sectional study

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Weather as an effective predictor for occurrence of dengue fever in Taiwan

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Will computed tomography (CT) miss something? The characteristics and pitfalls of torso CT in evaluating patients with blunt solid organ trauma

scientific article published on 01 May 2011

Young stroke patients are at high risk for subsequent end-stage renal disease: a population-based observational study

scientific article published on 09 February 2014

p53 and c-erbB-2 but not bcl-2 are predictive of metastasis-free survival in breast cancer patients receiving post-mastectomy adjuvant radiotherapy in Taiwan

scientific article published on 01 September 2002