Published in Health Policy on June 08, 2005
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Effect of 6 months of whole body vibration on lumbar spine bone density in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial. Clin Interv Aging (2013) 0.95
Risk of refracture associated with compliance and persistence with bisphosphonate therapy in Taiwan. Osteoporos Int (2012) 0.95
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Adherence to osteoporosis regimens among men and analysis of risk factors of poor compliance: a 2-year analytical review. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2013) 0.83
Association between urinary lead and bone health in a general population from Taiwan. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol (2015) 0.80
Factors associated with low bone mass in the hemodialysis patients--a cross-sectional correlation study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2009) 0.80
The use of alendronate is associated with a decreased incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus--a population-based cohort study in Taiwan. PLoS One (2015) 0.79
Effects of short-term step aerobics exercise on bone metabolism and functional fitness in postmenopausal women with low bone mass. Osteoporos Int (2016) 0.78
Healthcare costs associated with progressive diabetic retinopathy among National Health Insurance enrollees in Taiwan, 2000-2004. BMC Health Serv Res (2010) 0.77
Costs of staged versus simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a population-based study of the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Database. J Orthop Surg Res (2014) 0.77
Increased risk of incident osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture in tuberculosis patients: a population-based study in a tuberculosis-endemic area. Osteoporos Int (2017) 0.77
The incidence and risk of osteoporosis in patients with anxiety disorder: A Population-based retrospective cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.75
Retrospective one-million-subject fixed-cohort survey of utilization of emergency departments due to traumatic causes in Taiwan, 2001-2010. World J Emerg Surg (2016) 0.75
Association Study between the FTCDNL1 (FONG) and Susceptibility to Osteoporosis. PLoS One (2015) 0.75
Osteoporosis in adult patients with atopic dermatitis: A nationwide population-based study. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Central or peripheral systolic or pulse pressure: which best relates to target organs and future mortality? J Hypertens (2009) 3.47
Risk factors of enterovirus 71 infection and associated hand, foot, and mouth disease/herpangina in children during an epidemic in Taiwan. Pediatrics (2002) 2.94
Who is at risk of death in an earthquake? Am J Epidemiol (2004) 2.13
Prevalence of dry eye among an elderly Chinese population in Taiwan: the Shihpai Eye Study. Ophthalmology (2003) 2.10
The impact of the SARS epidemic on the utilization of medical services: SARS and the fear of SARS. Am J Public Health (2004) 2.00
Completeness and timeliness of tuberculosis notification in Taiwan. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.91
Wave reflection and arterial stiffness in the prediction of 15-year all-cause and cardiovascular mortalities: a community-based study. Hypertension (2010) 1.87
Risk of stroke in patients hospitalized for isolated vertigo: a four-year follow-up study. Stroke (2010) 1.84
Hepatitis C virus infection and the development of type 2 diabetes in a community-based longitudinal study. Am J Epidemiol (2007) 1.83
Central versus ambulatory blood pressure in the prediction of all-cause and cardiovascular mortalities. J Hypertens (2011) 1.70
Association of clinical symptomatic hypoglycemia with cardiovascular events and total mortality in type 2 diabetes: a nationwide population-based study. Diabetes Care (2012) 1.67
Smoking and alanine aminotransferase levels in hepatitis C virus infection: implications for prevention of hepatitis C virus progression. Arch Intern Med (2002) 1.66
Record linkage research and informed consent: who consents? BMC Health Serv Res (2007) 1.65
Outbreak of Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis associated with mebendazole and metronidazole use among Filipino laborers in Taiwan. Am J Public Health (2003) 1.65
Increased risk of stroke in young head and neck cancer patients treated with radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Oral Oncol (2011) 1.64
Suicides after the 1999 Taiwan earthquake. Int J Epidemiol (2003) 1.63
Prevalence and causes of visual impairment in an elderly Chinese population in Taiwan: the Shihpai Eye Study. Ophthalmology (2004) 1.57
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a large health check-up population in Taiwan. J Chin Med Assoc (2004) 1.55
Diabetes and 15-year cardiovascular mortality in a Chinese population: Differential impact of hypertension and metabolic syndrome. J Chin Med Assoc (2010) 1.52
Increased risk of ischemic stroke in young nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2011) 1.51
Relation of adiponectin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein to pulse-wave velocity and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in the general population. Am J Cardiol (2009) 1.48
Association of weight gain and metabolic syndrome in patients taking clozapine: an 8-year cohort study. J Clin Psychiatry (2010) 1.45
Comparison between replacement at 4 days and 7 days of the infection rate for pulmonary artery catheters in an intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2003) 1.45
Associations of serum uric acid levels with arterial wave reflections and central systolic blood pressure. Int J Cardiol (2013) 1.44
Additive benefits of pneumococcal and influenza vaccines among elderly persons aged 75 years or older in Taiwan--a representative population-based comparative study. J Infect (2012) 1.43
Prevalence and associated risk factors of age-related macular degeneration in an elderly Chinese population in Taiwan: the Shihpai Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2008) 1.43
Pharmacokinetics study for hyperprolactinemia among schizophrenics switched from risperidone to risperidone long-acting injection. J Clin Psychopharmacol (2007) 1.41
Utilization patterns of Chinese medicine and Western medicine under the National Health Insurance Program in Taiwan, a population-based study from 1997 to 2003. BMC Health Serv Res (2008) 1.38
Retracted Estimation of progression of multi-state chronic disease using the Markov model and prevalence pool concept. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak (2007) 1.38
Refractive errors in an elderly Chinese population in Taiwan: the Shihpai Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2003) 1.32
Health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality among community-dwelling older persons. Eur J Epidemiol (2007) 1.31
Diagnosis and treatment delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients identified using the Taiwan reporting enquiry system, 2002-2006. BMC Public Health (2009) 1.28
Relative role of insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction in the progression to type 2 diabetes--The Kinmen Study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract (2003) 1.24
Association between a history of periodontitis and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide, population-based, case-control study. Ann Rheum Dis (2012) 1.23
Survey of quality of life and related risk factors for a Taiwanese village population 3 years post-earthquake. Aust N Z J Psychiatry (2006) 1.22
Effect of green tea extract on obese women: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Clin Nutr (2008) 1.22
Epidemiologic study of age-related cataracts among an elderly Chinese population in Shih-Pai, Taiwan. Ophthalmology (2003) 1.21
Clinical correlation of gallstone disease in a Chinese population in Taiwan: experience at Cheng Hsin General Hospital. World J Gastroenterol (2006) 1.20
Impact of nosocomial infection on cost of illness and length of stay in intensive care units. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2005) 1.18
Different progressions of hyperglycemia and diabetes among hyperuricemic men and women in the kinmen study. J Rheumatol (2004) 1.16
Three-year follow-up study of the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and quality of life among earthquake survivors in Yu-Chi, Taiwan. J Psychiatr Res (2005) 1.16
Clinical outcomes of microendoscopic decompressive laminotomy for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis. Eur Spine J (2009) 1.14
Health-related quality of life among urban, rural, and island community elderly in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc (2004) 1.12
Estimated prevalence of orthopaedic fractures in Taiwan--A cross-sectional study based on nationwide insurance data. Injury (2010) 1.11
Strong association of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and thrombocytopenia: implications from a survey of a community with hyperendemic HCV infection. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 1.11
Association between visual impairment and depression in the elderly. J Formos Med Assoc (2003) 1.11
Multivariate analyses to assess the effects of surgeon and hospital volume on cancer survival rates: a nationwide population-based study in Taiwan. PLoS One (2012) 1.10
Do physicians and their relatives have a decreased rate of cesarean section? A 4-year population-based study in Taiwan. Birth (2006) 1.10
Epidemiological survey of orthopedic joint dislocations based on nationwide insurance data in Taiwan, 2000-2005. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2011) 1.08
Comparison of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus prevalence and risk factors in a community-based study. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2002) 1.07
Association between symptoms and signs of dry eye among an elderly Chinese population in Taiwan: the Shihpai Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2005) 1.07
Impact of separating drug prescribing and dispensing on provider behaviour: Taiwan's experience. Health Policy Plan (2003) 1.07
White coat hypertension is more risky than prehypertension: important role of arterial wave reflections. Hypertension (2013) 1.05
A community-based epidemiologic study on gallstone disease among type 2 diabetics in Kinmen, Taiwan. Dig Dis (2004) 1.05
Impact of influenza vaccination on major cause-specific mortality. Vaccine (2006) 1.04
Body temperature monitoring and SARS fever hotline, Taiwan. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.04
Quality of life and related risk factors in a Taiwanese Village population 21 months after an earthquake. Aust N Z J Psychiatry (2004) 1.04
Incidence rate and variable cost of nosocomial infections in different types of intensive care units. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2009) 1.03
Presence and progression of abdominal obesity are predictors of future high blood pressure and hypertension. Am J Hypertens (2006) 1.03
Utilization of and direct expenditure for emergency medical care in Taiwan: a population-based descriptive study. J Epidemiol (2009) 1.02
Health information system for community-based multiple screening in Keelung, Taiwan (Keelung Community-based Integrated Screening No. 3). Int J Med Inform (2005) 1.02
Survey of stress reactions among health care workers involved with the SARS outbreak. Psychiatr Serv (2004) 1.02
The impact of type 2 diabetes on the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in different viral hepatitis statuses. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2009) 1.01
Proximal kyphosis after short posterior fusion for thoracolumbar scoliosis. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2003) 1.01
Incidence of eyelid cancers in Taiwan: a 21-year review. Ophthalmology (2006) 1.01
Does supplementation with green tea extract improve insulin resistance in obese type 2 diabetics? A randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled clinical trial. Altern Med Rev (2011) 1.01
Prevalence and risk factors of insomnia in community-dwelling Chinese elderly: a Taiwanese urban area survey. Aust N Z J Psychiatry (2004) 1.00
Risk of herpes zoster in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a three-year follow-up study using a nationwide population-based cohort. Clinics (Sao Paulo) (2011) 1.00
Increased risk of vascular events in emergency room patients discharged home with diagnosis of dizziness or vertigo: a 3-year follow-up study. PLoS One (2012) 1.00
Prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in patients with pediatric allergic disorders: a nationwide, population-based study. J Microbiol Immunol Infect (2012) 0.99
The mushroom Agaricus blazei Murill extract normalizes liver function in patients with chronic hepatitis B. J Altern Complement Med (2008) 0.99
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among National Health Insurance enrollees in Taiwan. Psychiatr Serv (2004) 0.98
Factors associated with dental caries among institutionalized residents with schizophrenia in Taiwan: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health (2010) 0.98
Reciprocal changes in 12-lead electrocardiography can predict left main coronary artery lesion in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Int Heart J (2006) 0.98
Three-year mortality and predictors after release: a longitudinal study of the first-time drug offenders in Taiwan. Addiction (2010) 0.98
Trends in tuberculosis in Taiwan, 2002-2008. J Formos Med Assoc (2011) 0.98
Epidemiologic psychiatric studies on post-disaster impact among Chi-Chi earthquake survivors in Yu-Chi, Taiwan. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci (2007) 0.98
Body mass index and age-related cataract: the Shihpai Eye Study. Arch Ophthalmol (2005) 0.98
A community-based epidemiological study of elevated serum alanine aminotransferase levels in Kinmen, Taiwan. World J Gastroenterol (2005) 0.97
Antibiotic prescribing by ambulatory care physicians for adults with nasopharyngitis, URIs, and acute bronchitis in Taiwan: a multi-level modeling approach. Fam Pract (2005) 0.97
A nine-year follow-up study of sleep patterns and mortality in community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan. Sleep (2013) 0.96
Predictors of incident diabetes, metabolic syndrome in middle-aged adults: a 10-year follow-up study from Kinmen, Taiwan. Diabetes Res Clin Pract (2006) 0.96
Risk factors for unfavorable outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis in adults in Taipei, Taiwan. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2012) 0.96
Assessment of changes in knowledge and stigmatization following tuberculosis training workshops in taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc (2009) 0.96
Differential impact of statin on new-onset diabetes in different age groups: a population-based case-control study in women from an asian country. PLoS One (2013) 0.95
Combined use of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and ankle-brachial index for fast assessment of arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis in a community. Int J Cardiol (2005) 0.95
Correlation of osteoporosis screening by quantitative ultrasound of calcaneus and Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians in Taiwanese. J Formos Med Assoc (2004) 0.95
Postoperative meralgia paresthetica after posterior spine surgery: incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 0.95
Physical activity and depressive symptoms in older adults: 11-year follow-up. Am J Prev Med (2012) 0.94
Bone mass in schizophrenia and normal populations across different decades of life. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2009) 0.94
Epidemiology of idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy in Taiwan, 2001-2006: a population-based study. PLoS One (2013) 0.94
Survey of psychiatric disorders in a Taiwanese village population six months after a major earthquake. J Formos Med Assoc (2005) 0.93