Skip Navigation
Skip to contents
Filter

ARTICLE TYPE

more+
SELECT FILTER
 
Close

PUBLICATION DATE

36 results
Display

Analyzing the effects of social distancing on the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea using mathematical modeling

Choi S, Ki M

OBJECTIVES: During the 6 months since the first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient was diagnosed in Korea on January 20, 2020, various prevention and control measures have been implemented according...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Atypical modes of COVID-19 transmission: how likely are they?

Wiwanitkit V

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new emerging pandemic, which has so far infected more than 20 million people throughout the world. Typically, this infection is transmitted from humans to...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Time-variant reproductive number of COVID-19 in Seoul, Korea

Moon SG, Kim YK, Son WS, Kim JH, Choi J, Na BJ, Park B, Choi BY

OBJECTIVES: To estimate time-variant reproductive number (Rt) of coronavirus disease 19 based on either number of daily confirmed cases or their onset date to monitor effectiveness of quarantine policies. METHODS: Using...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Impact of simulated cigarette excise tax increase on its consumption in Iran

Raei B, Emamgholipour S, Takian A, Yaseri M, Abdoli G

OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of a simulated tax-induced cigarette price increase on its consumption by different expenditure clusters in Iran. METHODS: Employing consecutive cross sections for cigarette consumption, a two-part...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Outbreak investigation: transmission of COVID-19 started from a spa facility in a local community in Korea

Han T

OBJECTIVES: In Korea, there have been 10,480 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of April 11, 2020. We investigated the transmission of COVID-19 in a cluster of cases. METHODS:...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Neglected paths of transmission of milkborne brucellosis and tuberculosis in developing countries: novel control opportunities

Milton AAP, Das S, Ghatak S

Brucellosis and tuberculosis are lingering zoonotic infections that are endemic in many developing parts of the world, with considerable economic and health costs. Although guidelines for the control of these...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Diabetes and prediabetes prevalence among young and middle-aged adults in India, with an analysis of geographic differences: findings from the National Family Health Survey

Chandrupatla SG, Khalid I, Muthuluri T, Dantala S, Tavares M

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to approximate the prevalence of hyperglycemia in India. METHODS: The study was conducted using the Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16 (also known as the National Family Health...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Gender difference in socioeconomic factors affecting suicidal ideation and suicidal attempts among community-dwelling elderly: based on the Korea Community Health Survey

Jeong JY

OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to explore socioeconomic factors associated with suicidal ideation and suicidal attempts among the local community’s resident elderly. METHODS: The subjects included 129,277 participants aged 65 years...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Individual-based simulation model for COVID-19 transmission in Daegu, Korea

Son WS, RISEWIDs Team

OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to obtain insights into the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic in the city of Daegu, which accounted for 6,482 of the 9,241...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
How to improve the human brucellosis surveillance system in Kurdistan Province, Iran: reduce the delay in the diagnosis time

Olfatifar M, Hosseini SM, Shokri P, Khodakarim S, Khadembashi N, Rahimi Pordanjani S

OBJECTIVES: Spatial information makes a crucial contribution to enhancing and monitoring the brucellosis surveillance system by facilitating the timely diagnosis and treatment of brucellosis. METHODS: An exponential scan statistic model was...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Modification of the effect of ambient air temperature on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality by air pollution in Ahvaz, Iran

Iranpour S, Khodakarim S, Shahsavani A, Khosravi A, Etemad K

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the modification of temperature effects on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality by air pollutants (particulate matter less than 2.5 and 10 µm in diameter [respectively], ozone, nitrogen...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Factors associated with indoor smoking at home by adults across Korea: a focus on socioeconomic status

Kim B, Lee Y, Kwon YD, Kim TH, Noh JW

OBJECTIVES: Secondhand smoke is an issue that cannot be ignored due to its various negative effects. Especially, secondhand smoke inside the household is an area where health policy must pay...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
An alarmingly high and increasing prevalence of obesity in Jordan

Ajlouni K, Khader Y, Batieha A, Jaddou H, El-Khateeb M

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of obesity in Jordan, to assess related trends, and to determine associated factors and comorbidities. METHODS: A multipurpose national household...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Estimation of the number of working population at high-risk of COVID-19 infection in Korea

Lee J, Kim M

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to identify occupational groups at high-risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in Korea, to estimate the number of such workers, and to examine the prevalence of...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Temporal trend and spatial distribution of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Iranian children during 2006-2014: a mixed ecological study

Rahimi Pordanjani S, Kavousi A, Mirbagheri B, Shahsavani A, Etemad K

OBJECTIVES: The present study investigated the spatiotemporal epidemiological status of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common childhood cancer, in Iran. METHODS: Using an exploratory mixed design, this ecological study examined...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Factors associated with health-related quality of life in a working population in Singapore

Mahirah D, Sauter C, Thach TQ, Dunleavy G, Nazeha N, Christopoulos GI, Soh CK, Car J

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among workers in Singapore. METHODS: We analysed data from a cross-sectional study of 464 participants from 4...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Intervention effects in the transmission of COVID-19 depending on the detection rate and extent of isolation

Kwon O, Son WS, Kim JY, Kim JH

Objectives: In 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) respiratory infection is spreading in Korea. In order to prevent the spread of an infectious disease, infected people must be quickly identified...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Copro-molecular diagnosis of the Toxoplasmatinae subfamily in dog and cat populations in northern Iran

Izadi L, Sarvi S, Hosseini SA, Amouei A, Sharif M, Rahimi MT, Nayeri T, Daryani A

OBJECTIVES: The oocysts of the Toxoplasmatinae subfamily (Neospora caninum, Hammondia hammondi and H. heydorni, and Besnoitia besnoiti) are morphologically similar to Toxoplasma gondii, and indistinguishable from each other. This study...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Follow-up investigation of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases at diagnosis in Busan, Korea

Lee M, Eun Y, Park K, Heo J, Son H

OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to conduct a follow-up investigation of 10 asymptomatic patients at diagnosis among the 98 confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases reported in Busan...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close
Trends of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in Korea, 1951-2018

Kim JH, Lim AY, Cheong HK

OBJECTIVES: Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning from coal briquette combustion has been a major public health problem in Korea. In this study, we estimated the time trends of the consumption of...
CITED
export Copy
Close
SHARE
Twitter Facebook
Close

Go to Top

Copyright © 2024 by Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors. All rights reserved.     E-mail: koreamed@kamje.or.kr