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  1. Differences in intervention for patients with acute stroke according to the manpower of neurosurgeons
  2. Effects of assisted reproductive technology on severe maternal morbidity risk in both singleton and multiple births in Korea: A nationwide population-based cohort study
  3. Association between relative handgrip strength and prediabetes among South Korean adults
  4. The effects of on-call work on mental health issues among wage workers in the Republic of Korea
  5. Factors Related to the Institutionalization of Older Aged Individuals Using Home- and Community-Based Care Services: Data From the South Korea Long-Term Care Insurance Program, 2008–2013
  6. Associations between lipid profiles of adolescents and their mothers based on a nationwide health and nutrition survey in South Korea
  7. The Influences of Visceral Fat Area on the Sites of Esophageal Mucosal Breaks in Subjects with Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseases
  8. Can diabetes patients seeking a second hospital get better care? Results from nested case–control study
  9. Hemoglobin and mortality in patients with COPD: a nationwide population-based cohort study
  10. The Relationship Between Physical Activity Level of Parents and That of Their Adolescent Children
  11. The effect of job loss on depressive symptoms: The results from the Korean Welfare Panel Study (2007–2013)
  12. Job displacement and social safety net on depressive symptoms in individuals aged 45 years or above: findings from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging
  13. Long-term effects of parental divorce timing on depression: A population-based longitudinal study
  14. Effect of Changes in Sleep Quantity and Quality on Depressive Symptoms Among Korean Children
  15. Depression in the Family of Patients With Dementia in Korea
  16. Impact of Job Status on Accessibility of Cancer Screening
  17. Association between employment status change and depression in Korean adults
  18. Relationship between socioeconomic status and accessibility for endoscopic resection among gastric cancer patients: using National Health Insurance Cohort in Korea: poverty and endoscopic resection
  19. A change in social activity affect cognitive function in middle-aged and older Koreans: analysis of a Korean longitudinal study on aging (2006-2012)
  20. Effect of Weekend Admission on In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Stroke: An Analysis of Korean Nationwide Claims Data from 2002 to 2013
  21. Correction: The Association between Continuity of Care and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study, 2005–2012
  22. Sex differences in depressive effects of experiencing spousal bereavement
  23. Effects of a change in social activity on quality of life among middle-aged and elderly Koreans: Analysis of the Korean longitudinal study of aging (2006-2012)
  24. Disparities in socioeconomic status and neighborhood characteristics affect all-cause mortality in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension in Korea: a nationwide cohort study, 2002–2013
  25. Social Welfare Centers Protect Outpatients with Mood Disorders from Risk of Hospital Admission
  26. Gender gap in self-rated health in South Korea compared with the United States
  27. Cost Effectiveness of Colorectal Cancer Screening Interventions with their Effects on Health Disparity Being Considered
  28. Sexually Transmitted Infections and First Sexual Intercourse Age in Adolescents: The Nationwide Retrospective Cross‐Sectional Study
  29. Health care utilization and costs among medical-aid enrollees, the poor not enrolled in medical-aid, and the near poor in South Korea
  30. The Association between Continuity of Care and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study, 2005-2012
  31. Combined effects of education level and perceived social class on self-rated health and life satisfaction: Results of Korean labor and income panel study wave 8-wave 15
  32. Effects of the gap between socioeconomic status and perceived social class on suicidal ideation: Unique perspectives using a longitudinal analysis
  33. The effect of offspring on depressive disorder among old adults: Evidence from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging from 2006 to 2012
  34. Home oxygen therapy reduces risk of hospitalisation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population-based retrospective cohort study, 2005–2012
  35. Associations of volume and other hospital characteristics on mortality within 30 days of acute myocardial infarction in South Korea
  36. The outcomes of psychiatric inpatients by proportion of experienced psychiatrists and nurse staffing in hospital: New findings on improving the quality of mental health care in South Korea
  37. Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in exception region of separation for drug prescribing and dispensing program in South Korea
  38. The effect of competition on the relationship between the introduction of the DRG system and quality of care in Korea
  39. Socioeconomic Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening in Korea
  40. The Equity of National Health Insurance Contribution in South Korea
  41. Associations between time in bed and suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts in Korean adolescents
  42. Impact of socioeconomic status and subjective social class on overall and health-related quality of life
  43. The effect of subjective and objective social class on health-related quality of life: new paradigm using longitudinal analysis
  44. Effective strategy for improving health care outcomes: Multidisciplinary care in cerebral infarction patients
  45. Effects of drug price reduction and prescribing restrictions on expenditures and utilisation of antihypertensive drugs in Korea
  46. Combined effect of body mass index and body size perception on metabolic syndrome in South Korea: results of the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2010-2012)
  47. Positive correlation between care given by specialists and registered nurses and improved outcomes for stroke patients
  48. The effect of high medical expenses on household income in South Korea: a longitudinal study using propensity score matching
  49. The effect of cost-sharing in private health insurance on the utilization of health care services between private insurance purchasers and non-purchasers: a study of the Korean health panel survey (2008–2012)
  50. Patterns of Alcohol Consumption and Suicidal Behavior: Findings From the Fourth and Fifth Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (2007–2011)
  51. Quality of life correlation with socioeconomic status in Korean hepatitis-B patients: a cross sectional study
  52. Association between all-cause mortality and insurance status transition among the elderly population in a rural area in Korea: Kangwha Cohort Study
  53. The effect of new drug pricing systems and new reimbursement guidelines on pharmaceutical expenditures and prescribing behavior among hypertensive patients in Korea
  54. QOL by job status: general population vs cancer survivors
  55. Precarious employment and new-onset severe depressive symptoms: a population-based prospective study in South Korea
  56. A change in social activity and depression among Koreans aged 45 years and more: analysis of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006–2010)
  57. 한국 성인의 경제활동 참여변화가 미충족 의료에 미치는 영향: 4·5차 한국의료패널자료를 이용하여
  58. The Differences in Health Care Utilization between Medical Aid and Health Insurance: A Longitudinal Study Using Propensity Score Matching
  59. Effects of continuity of care on hospital admission in patients with type 2 diabetes: analysis of nationwide insurance data
  60. Sex Differences Associated With Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen Seropositivity Unwareness in Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen-positive Adults: 2007‐2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
  61. Different socioeconomic inequalities exist in terms of the prevention, diagnosis and control of diabetes
  62. The Combined Effect of Subjective Body Image and Body Mass Index (Distorted Body Weight Perception) on Suicidal Ideation
  63. Central government reform to improve national disease control
  64. Problems and future directions for quality evaluation of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service
  65. Trends of US Hospitalist and Suggestions for Introduction of Korean Hospitalist
  66. Does Home Oxygen Therapy Slow Down the Progression of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases?
  67. Association between chronic disease and catastrophic health expenditure in Korea
  68. The impact of age differences in couples on depressive symptoms: evidence from the Korean longitudinal study of aging (2006–2012)
  69. Mortality, Length of Stay, and Inpatient Charges for Heart Failure Patients at Public versus Private Hospitals in South Korea
  70. Effects of Disease Detection on Changes in Smoking Behavior
  71. Healthcare Spending and Performance of Specialty Hospitals: Nationwide Evidence from Colorectal-Anal Specialty Hospitals in South Korea
  72. Economic Burden of Cancer in Korea during 2000-2010
  73. Impact of the gap between socioeconomic stratum and subjective social class on depressive symptoms: Unique insights from a longitudinal analysis
  74. Setting a Health Policy Research Agenda for Controlling Cancer Burden in Korea
  75. Is marital status associated with quality of life?
  76. Risk factors for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: A hospital-based case-control study
  77. Variation in Meal-skipping Rates of Korean Adolescents According to Socio-economic Status: Results of the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey
  78. 산정특례제도가 미충족 의료경험에 미치는 영향: 2·4차 한국의료패널자료를 이용하여
  79. The Gender-Specific Association between Age at First Drink and Later Alcohol Drinking Patterns in Korea
  80. Disease management index of potential years of life lost as a tool for setting priorities in national disease control using OECD health data
  81. Influenza vaccination in Korea
  82. Gender-specific differences in risk for intimate partner violence in South Korea
  83. The Werther Effect of Two Celebrity Suicides: an Entertainer and a Politician
  84. Relationship Between Current Sleep Duration and Past Suicidal Ideation or Attempt Among Korean Adolescents
  85. Validity of Fecal Occult Blood Test in the National Cancer Screening Program, Korea
  86. Differential association of socio-economic status with gender- and age-defined suicidal ideation among adult and elderly individuals in South Korea
  87. An analysis of the inpatient charge and length of stay for patients with joint diseases in Korea: Specialty versus small general hospitals
  88. The Association between Sleep Duration and Self-Rated Health in the Korean General Population
  89. Association between Total Sleep Duration and Suicidal Ideation among the Korean General Adult Population
  90. Does the Duration and Time of Sleep Increase the Risk of Allergic Rhinitis? Results of the 6-Year Nationwide Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey
  91. Does Stress Increase the Risk of Atopic Dermatitis in Adolescents? Results of the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey (KYRBWS-VI)
  92. 중증도 분류에 따른 진료비 차이: 간질환을 중심으로
  93. Determinants of suboptimal hepatitis B vaccine uptake among men in the Republic of Korea: where should our efforts be focused: results from cross-sectional study
  94. Socioeconomic disparity in cervical cancer screening among Korean women: 1998–2010
  95. Diabetic retinopathy risk prediction for fundus examination using sparse learning: a cross-sectional study
  96. Performance of Different Gastric Cancer Screening Methods in Korea: A Population-Based Study
  97. Socioeconomic inequalities in completion of hepatitis B vaccine series among Korean women: Results from a nationwide interview survey
  98. Adherence to follow-up after a positive fecal occult blood test in an organized colorectal cancer screening program in Korea, 2004-2008
  99. Variations in pain management outcomes among palliative care centers and the impact of organizational factors
  100. Performance of Papanicolaou Testing and Detection of Cervical Carcinoma In Situ in Participants of Organized Cervical Cancer Screening in South Korea
  101. Role of quit supporters and other factors associated with smoking abstinence in adolescent smokers: A prospective study on Quitline users in the Republic of Korea
  102. The current status and directions of healthcare policy in Korea
  103. Health policy for the new government
  104. Relationship between Weight, Body Mass Index and Bone Mineral Density of Lumbar Spine in Women
  105. The diagnosis of healthcare policy problems in Korea
  106. Sustainability of Korean National Health Insurance
  107. The Gap Between Physicians and the Public in Satisfaction with the National Health Insurance System in Korea
  108. Mode of primary cancer detection as an indicator of screening practice for second primary cancer in cancer survivors: a nationwide survey in Korea
  109. Time to follow up after an abnormal finding in organized gastric cancer screening in Korea
  110. Predictors and outcomes of feeling of insufficient consultation time in cancer care in Korea: results of a nationwide multicenter survey
  111. Trends in Cancer Screening Rates among Korean Men and Women: Results from the Korean National Cancer Screening Survey (KNCSS), 2004-2010
  112. Who participates in the gastric cancer screening and on-time rescreening in the National Cancer Screening Program? A population-based study in Korea
  113. What Is the Best Practical Survey Method for the Comparative Assessment of Palliative Care Services: Results From A National Quality Assessment Project in Korea
  114. Gastric Cancer Screening in Korea: Report on the National Cancer Screening Program in 2008
  115. Performance of gastric cancer screening by endoscopy testing through the National Cancer Screening Program of Korea
  116. Late Referral to Palliative Care Services in Korea
  117. 암환자 의료비 지원사업 대상자의 만족도 관련 요인
  118. Reproductive and Hormonal Factors Associated with Fatty or Dense Breast Patterns among Korean Women
  119. Inequalities in adoption of cancer screening from a diffusion of innovation perspective: Identification of late adopters
  120. Cross-Cultural Application of the Korean Version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 15-Palliative Care
  121. The development of a comprehensive needs assessment tool for cancer-caregivers in patient-caregiver dyads
  122. Disparities in Utilization of High-Volume Hospitals for Cancer Surgery: Results of a Korean Population-Based Study
  123. Comparison of Breast Cancer Screening Rates Between Korean Women in America Versus Korea
  124. Antihypertensive medication adherence in cancer survivors and its affecting factors: results of a Korean population-based study
  125. A Renal Transplantation and Hemodialysis Cost-Utility Analysis in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
  126. Breast Cancer Screening in Korean Women: Report of the National Cancer Screening Program in 2008
  127. Results of Colorectal Cancer Screening of the National Cancer Screening Program in Korea, 2008
  128. Trends of Mammography Use in a National Breast Cancer Screening Program, 2004-2008
  129. Increasing uptake of colorectal cancer screening in Korea: a population-based study
  130. Unwanted effects of risk notification for breast cancer regarding intention toward mammography utilization
  131. Predicting the stages of adoption of cervical cancer screening among Korean women
  132. Big gap between risk perception for breast cancer and risk factors: Nationwide survey in Korea
  133. 국가암조기검진 수검자 만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인
  134. Analysis of Rating Appropriateness and Patient Outcomes in Cataract Surgery
  135. Costs of Initial Cancer Care and its Affecting Factors
  136. Nationwide Cancer Incidence in Korea, 2003-2005
  137. Perceived risk for gastric cancer among the general Korean population: a population-based survey
  138. Job satisfaction and trust in Health Insurance Review Agency among Korean physicians
  139. Measuring Workload of Home Visit Care Activities Using Relative Values
  140. Cost of Colorectal Cancer Care in Korea: A Prospective Group Study with a 2-year Follow-up
  141. Trends in cervical cancer mortality in korea 1993-2002: Corrected mortality using national death certification data and national cancer incidence data
  142. Pattern and factors leading to the diffusion of magnetic resonance imaging in Korean hospitals
  143. Job loss and reemployment after a cancer diagnosis in Koreans—a prospective cohort study
  144. Factors Influencing the Intention to have Stomach Cancer Screening
  145. Cost-utility analysis of cochlear implants in Korea using different measures of utility
  146. The Correlation of Grade Point Average of Medical School and the Score of Korean Medical Licensing Examination
  147. Cross-specialty linkage and extrapolation of resource-based relative value scales
  148. Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool--Caregiver Version