Published in Nephrology (Carlton) on April 01, 2009
Population-based case-control study of Chinese herbal products containing aristolochic acid and urinary tract cancer risk. J Natl Cancer Inst (2009) 2.40
What do we know about chronic kidney disease in India: first report of the Indian CKD registry. BMC Nephrol (2012) 2.27
Association of prescribed Chinese herbal medicine use with risk of end-stage renal disease in patients with chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int (2015) 0.90
Sex differences in the development of malignancies among end-stage renal disease patients: a nationwide population-based follow-up study in Taiwan. PLoS One (2012) 0.88
Is Duhuo Jisheng Tang containing Xixin safe? A four-week safety study. Chin Med (2010) 0.87
Observational studies on evaluating the safety and adverse effects of traditional chinese medicine. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med (2013) 0.84
Smoking and risk of kidney failure in the Singapore Chinese health study. PLoS One (2013) 0.82
Chinese herbs containing aristolochic acid associated with renal failure and urothelial carcinoma: a review from epidemiologic observations to causal inference. Biomed Res Int (2014) 0.81
Microarray analysis reveals the inhibition of nuclear factor-kappa B signaling by aristolochic acid in normal human kidney (HK-2) cells. Acta Pharmacol Sin (2010) 0.80
An Integrated View of Aristolochic Acid Nephropathy: Update of the Literature. Int J Mol Sci (2017) 0.79
Non-aristolochic acid prescribed Chinese herbal medicines and the risk of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease: results from a population-based follow-up study. BMJ Open (2014) 0.78
Application of transcriptomics in Chinese herbal medicine studies. J Tradit Complement Med (2012) 0.76
13-year nationwide cohort study of chronic kidney disease risk among treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis B in Taiwan. BMC Nephrol (2015) 0.76
Role of biomarkers of nephrotoxic acute kidney injury in deliberate poisoning and envenomation in less developed countries. Br J Clin Pharmacol (2015) 0.76
Association of Renal Function and Menopausal Status with Bone Mineral Density in Middle-aged Women. Sci Rep (2015) 0.75
Recurrence pattern and TP53 mutation in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma. Oncotarget (2016) 0.75
Prescribed Renoprotective Chinese Herbal Medicines Were Associated with a Lower Risk of All-Cause and Disease-Specific Mortality among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Population-Based Follow-Up Study in Taiwan. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med (2017) 0.75
Statins and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C virus infection. J Clin Oncol (2013) 5.69
Decreased HIV transmission after a policy of providing free access to highly active antiretroviral therapy in Taiwan. J Infect Dis (2004) 4.17
Cardiovascular effects of nickel in ambient air. Environ Health Perspect (2006) 3.69
Statins and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis B virus infection. J Clin Oncol (2012) 2.66
Population-based case-control study of Chinese herbal products containing aristolochic acid and urinary tract cancer risk. J Natl Cancer Inst (2009) 2.40
Prevalence of and major risk factors for adult bronchial asthma in Taipei City. J Formos Med Assoc (2004) 2.15
Increased mortality of male adults with AIDS related to poor compliance to antiretroviral therapy in Malawi. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 2.09
Increased risks of upper tract urothelial carcinoma in male and female chinese herbalists. J Formos Med Assoc (2011) 2.02
Air pollution exposure potentiates hypertension through reactive oxygen species-mediated activation of Rho/ROCK. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2008) 1.97
Development and verification of validity and reliability of the WHOQOL-BREF Taiwan version. J Formos Med Assoc (2002) 1.90
Melamine and nephrolithiasis in children in Taiwan. N Engl J Med (2009) 1.80
Effects of subchronic exposures to concentrated ambient particles (CAPs) in mice. IV. Characterization of acute and chronic effects of ambient air fine particulate matter exposures on heart-rate variability. Inhal Toxicol (2005) 1.60
Chinese herbal medicines used in pregnancy: a population-based survey in Taiwan. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2007) 1.59
Dynamic blood pressure changes and recovery under different work shifts in young women. Am J Hypertens (2008) 1.58
Occupational kidney disease among Chinese herbalists exposed to herbs containing aristolochic acids. Occup Environ Med (2010) 1.47
Image characteristics as predictors for thoracoscopic anatomic lung resection in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.46
Survival-weighted health profile for long-term survivors of acute myelogenous leukemia. Qual Life Res (2003) 1.46
The prescribing of Chinese herbal products in Taiwan: a cross-sectional analysis of the national health insurance reimbursement database. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2008) 1.44
Accuracy of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome using rest and grasp positions of the hands. J Hand Surg Am (2012) 1.43
Percutaneous absorption of inorganic lead compounds. AIHA J (Fairfax, Va) (2003) 1.43
Occupational exposure to herbs containing aristolochic acids increases the risk of urothelial carcinoma in Chinese herbalists. J Urol (2012) 1.42
Effect of rotating shift work on childbearing and birth weight: a study of women working in a semiconductor manufacturing factory. World J Pediatr (2011) 1.41
Persistent rotating shift-work exposure accelerates development of metabolic syndrome among middle-aged female employees: a five-year follow-up. Chronobiol Int (2009) 1.40
Noninvasive capnometry for end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring via nasal cannula in nonintubated neonates. Pediatr Neonatol (2010) 1.38
Comparison of WHOQOL-bREF and SF-36 in patients with HIV infection. Qual Life Res (2005) 1.31
Prevalence and determinants of workplace violence of health care workers in a psychiatric hospital in Taiwan. J Occup Health (2008) 1.28
Does prenatal cadmium exposure affect fetal and child growth? Occup Environ Med (2010) 1.26
Risks of kidney failure associated with consumption of herbal products containing Mu Tong or Fangchi: a population-based case-control study. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 1.24
Epidemiology of childhood intussusception and determinants of recurrence and operation: analysis of national health insurance data between 1998 and 2007 in Taiwan. Pediatr Neonatol (2010) 1.24
Exhaled carbon monoxide level as an indicator of cigarette consumption in a workplace cessation program in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc (2006) 1.20
Predictors of betel quid chewing behavior and cessation patterns in Taiwan aborigines. BMC Public Health (2006) 1.18
Establishing the minimal clinically important difference of the Barthel Index in stroke patients. Neurorehabil Neural Repair (2007) 1.17
Prescription profile of potentially aristolochic acid containing Chinese herbal products: an analysis of National Health Insurance data in Taiwan between 1997 and 2003. Chin Med (2008) 1.15
Chinese herbal medicine use in Taiwan during pregnancy and the postpartum period: a population-based cohort study. Int J Nurs Stud (2009) 1.15
Expected years of life lost for six potentially preventable cancers in the United States. Prev Med (2013) 1.13
Association among serum perfluoroalkyl chemicals, glucose homeostasis, and metabolic syndrome in adolescents and adults. Diabetes Care (2008) 1.13
Valuation of the risk of SARS in Taiwan. Health Econ (2005) 1.12
A nationwide population-based study of the inflammatory bowel diseases between 1998 and 2008 in Taiwan. BMC Gastroenterol (2013) 1.12
Risk factors and incidence of ischemic stroke in Taiwanese with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation-- a nation wide database analysis. Atherosclerosis (2011) 1.12
Validating, improving reliability, and estimating correlation of the four subscales in the WHOQOL-BREF using multidimensional Rasch analysis. Qual Life Res (2006) 1.10
In utero exposure to environmental lead and manganese and neurodevelopment at 2 years of age. Environ Res (2013) 1.10
Prescription pattern of chinese herbal products for breast cancer in taiwan: a population-based study. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med (2012) 1.07
Perfluorinated compounds in umbilical cord blood and adverse birth outcomes. PLoS One (2012) 1.06
Diabetes and end-stage renal disease synergistically contribute to increased incidence of cardiovascular events: a nationwide follow-up study during 1998-2009. Diabetes Care (2013) 1.06
Applicability of staging systems for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma is dependent on treatment method--analysis of 2010 Taiwanese patients. Eur J Cancer (2009) 1.06
Quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) and loss of QALE for patients with ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage: a 13-year follow-up. Stroke (2010) 1.06
Effects of concentrated ambient particles on heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiac contractility in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Inhal Toxicol (2004) 1.06
Increased risk of hospitalization related to motor vehicle accidents among people taking zolpidem: a case-crossover study. J Epidemiol (2010) 1.05
Prescription pattern of chinese herbal products for diabetes mellitus in taiwan: a population-based study. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med (2013) 1.05
Molecular and clinical analyses of 84 patients with tuberous sclerosis complex. BMC Med Genet (2006) 1.05
Hepatitis B- and C-related hepatocellular carcinomas yield different clinical features and prognosis. Eur J Cancer (2006) 1.02
Integrating health profile with survival for quality of life assessment. Qual Life Res (2004) 1.02
Maternal return to work and breastfeeding: a population-based cohort study. Int J Nurs Stud (2009) 1.02
Estimation of life expectancy and the expected years of life lost in patients with major cancers: extrapolation of survival curves under high-censored rates. Value Health (2008) 1.02
Estimation of benefit of prevention of occupational cancer for comparative risk assessment: methods and examples. Occup Environ Med (2012) 1.01
Prevalence and risk factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in massage practitioners. J Occup Rehabil (2006) 1.01
Antihypertensive medication prescription patterns and time trends for newly-diagnosed uncomplicated hypertension patients in Taiwan. BMC Health Serv Res (2008) 1.01
Duhuo jisheng tang for treating osteoarthritis of the knee: a prospective clinical observation. Chin Med (2007) 1.01
Health related quality of life in adult patients with epilepsy compared with a general reference population in Taiwan. Epilepsy Res (2005) 1.00
Estimation of the financial burden to the National Health Insurance for patients with major cancers in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc (2008) 1.00
Outcome of patients with esophageal cancer: a nationwide analysis. Ann Surg Oncol (2013) 0.99
Life expectancies and incidence rates of patients under prolonged mechanical ventilation: a population-based study during 1998 to 2007 in Taiwan. Crit Care (2011) 0.99
Nationwide singleton birth weight percentiles by gestational age in Taiwan, 1998-2002. Acta Paediatr Taiwan (2006) 0.99
Responsiveness of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire and the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire in patients with hand injury. J Hand Surg Am (2010) 0.98
Respiratory symptoms among residents of a heavy-industry province in China: prevalence and risk factors. Respir Med (2008) 0.97
The effect of prenatal perfluorinated chemicals exposures on pediatric atopy. Environ Res (2011) 0.97
Outcomes of prolonged mechanic ventilation: a discrimination model based on longitudinal health insurance and death certificate data. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 0.97
Measurement of quality of life using EQ-5D in patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation: comparison of patients, family caregivers, and nurses. Qual Life Res (2010) 0.97
Predicting health-related quality of life in patients with low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 0.97
Alteration of cardiac function in ApoE-/- mice by subchronic urban and regional inhalation exposure to concentrated ambient PM2.5. Inhal Toxicol (2010) 0.97
Increasing incidence and lifetime risk of inflammatory bowel disease in Taiwan: a nationwide study in a low-endemic area 1998-2010. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2013) 0.96
Gallic acid induces apoptosis in A375.S2 human melanoma cells through caspase-dependent and -independent pathways. Int J Oncol (2010) 0.96
Quality of life and its determinants of hemodialysis patients in Taiwan measured with WHOQOL-BREF(TW). Am J Kidney Dis (2005) 0.96
Enhanced oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction in streptozotocin-diabetic rats exposed to fine particles. Environ Res (2005) 0.96
The influence of wakeful prone positioning on motor development during the early life. J Dev Behav Pediatr (2008) 0.96
Health risk assessment on residents exposed to chlorinated hydrocarbons contaminated in groundwater of a hazardous waste site. J Toxicol Environ Health A (2002) 0.95
Elevated blood pressure, decreased heart rate variability and incomplete blood pressure recovery after a 12-hour night shift work. J Occup Health (2008) 0.95
Validation of the WHOQOL-HIV BREF among HIV-infected patients in Taiwan. AIDS Care (2011) 0.95
Wheelchair-related accidents: relationship with wheelchair-using behavior in active community wheelchair users. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2011) 0.95