- Great doctor, LEE Jong-wook: the first Korean to lead an international organization and the 6th World Health Organization director general
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Kwon JW
- KMID: 2420631
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2016 May;59(5):345-347.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2016.59.5.345
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- The History and Meaning of World Diabetes Day
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Kim S, Lee S
- KMID: 2331606
- J Korean Diabetes.
- 2012 Sep;13(3):111-114.
In 1991, the World Health Organization (WHO) joined hands with the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) to establish World Diabetes Day. The purpose of this day is to increase awareness of... -
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- The Role of Risk-sharing Mechanisms in Finance Health Care and Towards Universal Health Coverage in Low-and Middle-income Countries of World Health Organization Regions
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Ahangar A, Ahmadi AM, Mozayani A, Dizaji SF
- KMID: 2403695
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2018 Jan;51(1):59-61.
- doi: 10.3961/jpmph.17.199
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- Response to the letter by Langabeer on “Retrospective screening for Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms in patients with cerebral infarctions as revealed using the revised 2016 World Health Organization diagnostic criteriaâ€
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Song IC
- KMID: 2472013
- Blood Res.
- 2020 Mar;55(1):68-68.
- doi: 10.5045/br.2020.55.1.68
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- Present situation and direction of antismoking policies in Korea
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Kim IS
- KMID: 1736624
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2014 Dec;57(12):978-980.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2014.57.12.978
A brief history of processes of determining the health consequences of smoking is given. The role and importance of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in directing... -
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- Major Changes to the 2017 Revision of the World Health Organization Classification of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
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Jang MA
- KMID: 2435071
- Korean J Med.
- 2018 Aug;93(4):351-359.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2018.93.4.351
The World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumors of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues was recently published in a revised fourth edition. The categories of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) have not significantly... -
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- The Recent National Hansen Programme in Some Countries
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Kim JP
- KMID: 2036969
- Korean Lepr Bull.
- 2006 Dec;39(2):37-50.
Prevalence of Hansen's disease is reduced about 90% all over the world 20 years by the active efforts of World Health Organization and every country government. As a result, Hansen's... -
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- Global trends in health equity policy: lessons from experiences in the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the World Health Organization
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Yoon TH
- KMID: 2064824
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2013 Mar;56(3):195-205.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2013.56.3.195
Health equity is not just concerned with health care; rather, it is an issue of fairness and social justice. Equity-oriented health policies have increasingly been recognized as important public health... -
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- Newly Reorganized Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance of Korea in 2009
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Bin JH, Kim YH
- KMID: 2329419
- J Korean Child Neurol Soc.
- 2009 Nov;17(2):118-122.
After global eradication of smallpox, the World Health Organization(WHO) launched a campaign to eradicate polio. In 2008 December, Global Polio Eradication Initiative(GPEI) Strategic Plan 2009-2013 was declared, and movements to... -
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- Asbestos and Asbestos-related Diseases in Vietnam: In reference to the International Labor Organization/World Health Organization National Asbestos Profile
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Pham VH, Lan Tran T, Le GV, Movahed M, Jiang Y, Pham NH, Ogawa H, Takahashi
- KMID: 2317093
- Saf Health Work.
- 2013 Jun;4(2):117-121.
This paper describes progress on formulating a national asbestos profile for the country of Vietnam. The Center of Asbestos Resource, Vietnam, formulated a National Profile on Asbestos-related Occupational Health, with... -
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- Health equity
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Cho SI
- KMID: 2195136
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2015 Dec;58(12):1104-1107.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2015.58.12.1104
Health equity implies the absence of unjust and preventable differences in health among groups of people. The Korean government has been promoting health equity policies by setting National Health Plan... -
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- Neoplastic Diseases of the Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues: New World Health Organization Classification
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Yang WI
- KMID: 1979378
- Korean J Pathol.
- 2002 Jun;36(3):137-145.
Encouraged by the success of the Revised European American Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms (REAL) which was published in 1994 by th International Lymphoma Study Group (ILSG), the European Association... -
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- Publication of the Korea-WHO Cooperation History — 70 Years of Working Together for Heath: World Health Organization and the Republic of Korea
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Cho H, Lee DW, Choe YJ, Choe SA, Park NY
- KMID: 2366631
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2017 Mar;32(3):383-385.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.3.383
The World Health Organization (WHO) have been in collaborative efforts with the Republic of Korea in keeping of and for better health for all for the past decades. From the... -
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- Global reach of Korean women doctors
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Shin HY, Jee YM, Park KA, Kim BO
- KMID: 2409016
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2018 Feb;61(2):96-100.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2018.61.2.96
Korean women doctors have expanded their activities globally in various fields within the international community. This study conducted face-to-face interviews or e-mail surveys of representatives among internationally active women doctors... -
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- Examples of Holistic Good Practices in Promoting and Protecting Mental Health in the Workplace: Current and Future Challenges
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Sivris KC, Leka S
- KMID: 2317209
- Saf Health Work.
- 2015 Dec;6(4):295-304.
- doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2015.07.002
BACKGROUND: While attention has been paid to physical risks in the work environment and the promotion of individual employee health, mental health protection and promotion have received much less focus.... -
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- Retrospective screening for Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms in patients with cerebral infarctions as revealed using the revised 2016 World Health Organization diagnostic criteria
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Song IC, Choi YS, Shin JW, Song HJ, Kim J, Jo DY
- KMID: 2466595
- Blood Res.
- 2019 Dec;54(4):284-285.
- doi: 10.5045/br.2019.54.4.284
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- WHO Treatment Guidelines for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, 2016 Update: Applicability in South Korea
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Jeon D
- KMID: 2420575
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2017 Oct;80(4):336-343.
- doi: 10.4046/trd.2017.0049
Despite progress made in tuberculosis control worldwide, the disease burden and treatment outcome of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients have remained virtually unchanged. In 2016, the World Health Organization released new... -
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- The Preparedness Plan for Influenza Pandemic
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Lee DH, Park KD
- KMID: 792367
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2005 Nov;38(4):386-390.
Influenza A viruses periodically cause worldwide epidemics, or pandemics, with high rates of illness and death. A pandemic can occur at any time, with the potential to cause serious illness,... -
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- Towards the Sustainable Development Goals: implications for health systems in the Western Pacific
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Lin V, Baer B, Silburn K
- KMID: 2388116
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2017 Aug;60(8):632-639.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2017.60.8.632
Adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) build on the lessons learned from the Millennium Development Goals that had guided development... -
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- The Structure and Orientation of Governance for Healthy Cities Programs
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Jhang WG
- KMID: 2404869
- Soonchunhyang Med Sci.
- 2017 Jun;23(1):8-14.
- doi: 10.0000/sms.2017.23.1.8
The Healthy Cities program is being actively pursued worldwide under the leadership of the World Health Organization as an effort to improve urban health through changes in the physical and... -
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