“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: A clinical study was conducted at medical wards of Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare in southern Taiwan between January 2013 and April 2020. Hospitalized adults (aged ≥20 years) with hospital-onset CDI (ie, symptom onset after at least 48 hours of admission) were included. …”
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“…Thus, in this study, we aimed to determine the standardised incidence ratio (SIR) of CVDs in colorectal cancer patients in Taiwan. METHODS: A population-based cohort study enrolling the incident colorectal cancer population based on the Cancer Registry Database from 2007 to 2016 was conducted (n = 94,233, mean age: 62.4 years, 43.0% women). …”
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“…This chapter aims to reflect on the relevance of big geospatial data and health geoinformatics in containing and preventing the further spread of COVID-19 and how countries and research organizations around the world have used it as accurate, fast, and comprehensive dataset in their containing strategy and management of this public health crisis. China and Taiwan are used as case studies as in how these countries have applied the computational architecture of big geospatial data and location analytics surveillance techniques for prediction and monitoring of COVID-19-positive cases.…”
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“…A cohort of 500 adults, aged 30 to 70 years, was randomly selected from Taiwan Biobank (TWB). We used the gene chip to screen out seven SNPs of the TNF-α gene and used the results, combined with questionnaires, biochemical tests, and stored plasma samples from the TWB, for the analysis of As by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). …”
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“…FUNDING: This work was supported by grants from Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST-10-2622-8-075-001) and Veterans General Hospitals and University System of Taiwan Joint Research Program (VGHUST111-G6-11-2 and VGHUST111c-140).…”
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“…METHODS: From 1994 to 2020, the medical records of 138 patients with 22q11.2DS diagnosed at a tertiary referral medical center in Taiwan were thoroughly reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS: Hypocalcemia was detected in 57 of 135 patients (42%); 33 of 104 patients (32%) had hypoparathyroidism, and in 87% of them, hypocalcemia was detected before the age of one. …”
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“…We measured the hazard ratios (HR) and the frequencies of phlebotomy in patients with prescriptions for hydralazine or valproate or the two drugs in combination by using data from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database from 2000 to 2015 (n = 1,936,512). …”
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“…BACKGROUND: In 2013, Taiwan launched a curriculum reform—the 7-year undergraduate medical education program was shortened to 6 years. …”
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“…METHODS: Hong Kong and Taiwan university students [N = 645; n(male) = 266; mean = 20.95 years (SD = 5.63)] were recruited for a survey study, with follow-ups at 3, 6, and 9 months after baseline assessment. …”
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“…We concluded that the high-protein black soybean koji product was associated with the oral ability of elderly people in a nursing home in Taiwan. Our findings indicated that elderly people could immediately understand the correct food texture.…”
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“…This trial is being conducted at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chiayi, Taiwan. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This trial has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (approval no. 202 002 482A3). …”
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“…CONCLUSION: The success rate of 7-days concomitant therapy encountered an approximately 5% decrease across 4-year time interval (2013–2017) with the changes of clarithromycin resistance from 11.8% to 17.8% in Taiwan.…”
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“…AIMS/INTRODUCTION: We investigated the utilization of healthcare resources in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with empagliflozin, a sodium‐glucose co‐transporter‐2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, versus dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 (DPP‐4) inhibitors in clinical practice in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed the Japanese Medical Data Vision database (December 2014–April 2018), the South Korean National Health Information Database, and the Taiwanese National Health Insurance claims database (both May 2016–December 2017). …”
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“…PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective observational study conducted in a tertiary referral medical center in northern Taiwan. We recorded weekly ED visits for myocardial infarction with or without ST-elevation (STEMI or NSTEMI), out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), acute stroke, and congestive heart failure from 2016 to 2021. …”
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“…Data were collected from students at one medical college in Taiwan in 2020 and 2021. A total of 241 nursing students participated in this study. …”
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“…We initially enrolled 5000 participants from Taiwan Biobank in this study. After excluding individuals that did not have their urine collected in the morning, those who had history of neurological or psychiatric disorder, and those who failed to pass quality control, association of single nucleotide polymorphisms with log-transformed UMCR adjusted for age, sex and principal components of ancestry were analyzed. …”
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“…We conducted a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study to determine the relationship between hepatitis B flares and depression or anxiety, utilizing outpatient and inpatient data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research database collected from 2000 to 2015. …”
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“…METHOD: A retrospective 1:2 matched-pair cohort study of hospitalized patients with NSTI diagnosed by surgical finding was conducted in two tertiary hospitals in southern Taiwan between January 2015 and January 2020. In-hospital outcomes (mortality, length of stay) were compared between patients with and without V. vulnificus infection. …”
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“…Amaranthaceae—also known as Djulis or red quinoa (RQ)—is a cereal plant indigenous to Taiwan, known for its high nutrient value. However, its bran is considered a waste product and the nutrient value has never been analyzed. …”
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“…Most studies (75.4%) came from East Asia (China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea). Across Asia, CKD prevalence was higher in females {pooled prevalence 13.0% [95% confidence interval (CI) 11.3–14.9]} compared with males [pooled prevalence 12.1% (95% CI 10.3–14.1)], with a pooled PR of 1.07 (95% CI 0.99–1.17). …”
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