- Obituary: Dr. Hyun-Sul Lim's (1952-2018) life as an epidemiologist, occupational and environmental medicine researcher, and family physician
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Huh S
- KMID: 2438488
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018033.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018033
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- Interpretation of the hygiene and microflora hypothesis for allergic diseases through epigenetic epidemiology
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Bae JM
- KMID: 2438461
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018006.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018006
The hygiene hypothesis (HH) proposed by Strachan in 1989 was expanded to explain the inverse association between the occurrence of allergy disorders and the risk of infectious diseases and parasite... -
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- Data resource profile: the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD)
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Lin LY, Warren-Gash C, Smeeth L, Chen PC
- KMID: 2438510
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018062.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018062
Electronic health records (EHRs) can provide researchers with extraordinary opportunities for population-based research. The National Health Insurance system of Taiwan was established in 1995 and covers more than 99.6% of... -
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- Income-related inequality in completed suicide across the provinces of Iran
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Kazemi-Galougahi MH, Mansouri A, Akbarpour , Bakhtiyari M, Sartipi M, Moradzadeh R
- KMID: 2438467
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018012.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018012
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to measure income-related inequality in completed suicide across the provinces of Iran. METHODS: This ecological study was performed using data from the Urban and... -
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- Spatial inequalities and predictors of HIV/AIDS mortality risk in Hamadan, Iran: a retrospective cohort study
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Momenyan S, Kavousi A, Poorolajal J, Momenyan N
- KMID: 2438492
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018038.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018038
OBJECTIVES: Understanding the geographic variation of HIV/AIDS mortality risk and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection could help identify high-burden areas. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects... -
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- Incidence of varicella in children in Jeju-do, Korea, 2005–2016: age-period-cohort analysis
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Kim J, Kim JE, Bae JM
- KMID: 2438504
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018054.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018054
OBJECTIVES: Although the nationwide inoculation rate of varicella vaccine was approximately 95% in Korean children recently, the number of notified varicella cases is unexpectedly continuously increasing till now. To suggest... -
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- The effects of water-pipe smoking on birth weight: a population-based prospective cohort study in southern Iran
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Nematollahi S, Mansournia MA, Foroushani AR, Mahmoodi M, Alavi A, Shekari M, Holakouie-Naieni K
- KMID: 2438463
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018008.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018008
OBJECTIVES: Consecutive community health assessments revealed that water-pipe smoking in women and impaired growth in children were among the main health concerns in suburban communities in southern Iran. The aim... -
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- A review of methods to estimate the visibility factor for bias correction in network scale-up studies
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Haghdoost , Ahmadi Gohari M, Mirzazadeh A, Zolala F, Baneshi MR
- KMID: 2438495
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018041.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018041
Network scale-up is an indirect size estimation method, in which participants are questioned on sensitive behaviors of their social network members. Therefore, the visibility of the behavior affects the replies... -
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- Prevalence, awareness, treatment, control, and risk factors of hypertension among adults: a cross-sectional study in Iran
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Eghbali M, Khosravi A, Feizi A, Mansouri A, Mahaki B, Sarrafzadegan N
- KMID: 2438475
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018020.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018020
OBJECTIVES: Hypertension (HTN) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Considering the importance of this disease for public health, this study was designed in order to determine the prevalence,... -
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- Sleep quality and associated factors among the elderly living in rural Chiang Rai, northern Thailand
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Thichumpa , Howteerakul N, Suwannapong N, Tantrakul
- KMID: 2438473
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018018.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018018
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to characterize the prevalence of poor sleep quality and to identify associated factors among community-dwelling elderly individuals in northern Thailand. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among... -
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- Application of an artificial neural network model for diagnosing type 2 diabetes mellitus and determining the relative importance of risk factors
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Borzouei S, Soltanian
- KMID: 2438462
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018007.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018007
OBJECTIVES: To identify the most important demographic risk factors for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) using a neural network model. METHODS: This study was conducted on a sample... -
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- Substance abuse behaviors among university freshmen in Iran: a latent class analysis
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Kabir K, Bahari A, Hajizadeh , Allahverdipour H, Tarrahi MJ, Fakhari A, Ansari H, Mohammadpoorasl A
- KMID: 2438485
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018030.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018030
OBJECTIVES: Substance abuse behaviors among university freshmen in Iran are poorly understood. This study aimed to identify, for the first time, subgroups of university freshmen in Iran on the basis... -
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- Factors related to cancer screening behaviors
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Choi B, Um TR, Lee KS
- KMID: 2438466
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018011.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018011
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the factors related to cancer screening behaviors (CSB). METHODS: The 2014 Korean Community Health Survey used for analysis. The dependent variable was CSB, and the... -
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- Effects of human and organizational deficiencies on workers' safety behavior at a mining site in Iran
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Mirzaei Aliabadi M, Aghaei H, Kalatpour , Soltanian , SeyedTabib M
- KMID: 2438474
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018019.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018019
OBJECTIVES: Throughout the world, mines are dangerous workplaces with high accident rates. According to the Statistical Center of Iran, the number of occupational accidents in Iranian mines has increased in... -
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- Community-based surveillance of Cryptosporidium in the indigenous community of Boliwong, Philippines: from April to December 2017
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Labana RV, Dungca JZ, Nissapatorn V
- KMID: 2438500
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018047.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018047
OBJECTIVES: For the first time, Boliwong, an indigenous community in the Philippines, was surveyed for the prevalence of Cryptosporidium from April to December 2017. METHODS: Cryptosporidium oocysts were detected in samples... -
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- Road dust and its effect on human health: a literature review
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Khan RK, Strand MA
- KMID: 2438468
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018013.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018013
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of road dust on human health. A PubMed search was used to extract references that included the words “road dustâ€... -
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- Pre-hypertension and the risk of diabetes mellitus incidence using a marginal structural model in an Iranian prospective cohort study
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Khosravi A, Emamian MH, Hashemi H, Fotouhi A
- KMID: 2438481
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018026.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018026
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pre-hypertension and its sub-classification on the development of diabetes. METHODS: In this cohort study, 2,941 people 40 to 64... -
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- Domestic elder abuse and associated factors in elderly women in Tehran, Iran
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Piri N, Tanjani PT, Khodkarim , Etemad K
- KMID: 2438505
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018055.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018055
OBJECTIVES: Elderly people are often abused in many ways, with serious and lasting consequences. Elder abuse remains one of the most hidden forms of family conflict, and its frequency is... -
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- Knowledge of and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS among Iranian women
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Zarei E, Khabiri R, Tajvar M, Nosratnejad S
- KMID: 2438491
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018037.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018037
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the knowledge of Iranian women about HIV/AIDS and whether they had accepting attitudes towards people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and sought to identify factors... -
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- Geographical distribution of health indicators related to snake bites and envenomation in Morocco between 1999 and 2013
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El Hattimy F, Chafiq F, Hami H, Mokhtari A, Soulaymani A, Rachida SB
- KMID: 2438479
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2018;40:e2018024.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018024
OBJECTIVES: Envenomation from snake bites is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological features of snake bites in Morocco... -
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