epiH :: Epidemiology and Health

A comprehensive study of deaths due to exposure to humidifier disinfectant in Korea: focusing on medical records, assessment of exposure to humidifier disinfectants, and causes of death: Yeong Jun Ju, Seungho Lee, Seungsoo Sheen, Dong-Woo Choi, Jong-Han Leem, Soon Young Lee; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021091. Published online November 1, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021091

Letter to the Editor: Financial incentives for COVID-19 vaccination: Hyuncheol Bryant Kim; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021088. Published online October 22, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021088

Letter to the Editor: Enhancing COVID-19 vaccination coverage using financial incentives: arguments to help health providers counterbalance erroneous claims: Yong-jun Choi; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021087. Published online October 22, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021087

Epidemiology and treatment status of hepatitis C virus infection among people who have ever injected drugs in Korea: a prospective multicenter cohort study from 2007 to 2019 in comparison with non-PWID: Kyung-Ah Kim, Gwang Hyun Choi, Eun Sun Jang, Young Seok Kim, Youn Jae Lee, In Hee Kim, Sung Bum Cho, Moran Ki, Hwa Young Choi, Dahye Paik, Sook-Hyang Jeong; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021077. Published online October 6, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021077

COVID-19 outbreak, herd immunity formation, and future public health strategies: Youngtaek Kim, Yoon Hyung Park; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021071. Published online September 16, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021071

The classification capability of the Asia Pacific Colorectal Screening score in Korea: an analysis of the Cancer Screenee Cohort: Xuan Quy Luu, Kyeongmin Lee, Jeongseon Kim, Dae Kyung Sohn, Aesun Shin, Kui Son Choi; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021069. Published online September 16, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021069

Reconstructing a COVID-19 outbreak within a religious group using social network analysis simulation in Korea: Namje Kim, Su Jin Kang, Sangwoo Tak; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021068. Published online September 16, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021068

Association between body temperature and leukocyte telomere length in Korean middle-aged and older adults: Carolina García-García, Chol Shin, Inkyung Baik; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021063. Published online September 8, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021063

Associations of regional-level perceived stress and depression with health-related quality of life in Korean adults: a multilevel analysis of 2017 Korea Community Health Survey data: Eunsu Kim, Min-Ho Shin, Jung-Ho Yang, Soon-Ki Ahn, Baeg-Ju Na, Hae-Sung Nam; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021062. Published online September 8, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021062

The age-standardized incidence, mortality, and case fatality rates of COVID-19 in 79 countries: a cross-sectional comparison and their correlations with associated factors: Dongui Hong, Sohyae Lee, Yoon-Jung Choi, Sungji Moon, Yoonyoung Jang, Yoon-Min Cho, Hyojung Lee, Sukhong Min, Hyeree Park, Seokyung Hahn, Ji-Yeob Choi, Aesun Shin, Daehee Kang; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021061. Published online September 8, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021061

Pain and mortality among older adults in Korea: Chiil Song, Wankyo Chung; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021058. Published online September 7, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021058

A comparison of meta-analysis results with and without adjustment for the healthy worker effect: cancer mortality among workers in the semiconductor industry: Sung-Ho Hwang, Moon-Young Park, Won Jin Lee, Inho Park, Kimyong Hong, Donguk Park, Kyoung-Mu Lee; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021057. Published online September 8, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021057

Accelerometer-measured stepping cadence patterns in Korean adults: an analysis of data from the 2014-2015 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Geon Hui Kim, Hoyong Sung, Yeun Ryu, Jungjun Lim, Joon-Sik Kim, Hak Kyun Kim, Yeon Soo Kim; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021056. Published online August 17, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021056

Employment status and mortality among Korean men over a 13-year period: Dohee Lim, Kyoung Ae Kong, Hyesook Park, Kyunghee Jung-Choi; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021055. Published online August 18, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021055

Herd immunity: challenges and the way forward in Korea: Jiyoung Oh, Sohyun Kim, Boyeong Ryu, Minjoung Shin, Bryan Inho Kim; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021054. Published online August 18, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021054
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Recent increase in pertussis incidence in Korea: an age-period-cohort analysis: Chanhee Kim, Seonju Yi, Sung-il Cho; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021053. Published online August 18, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021053

Hydrogen peroxide as an auxiliary treatment for COVID-19 in Brazil: a randomized double-blind clinical trial: Marielle Bazzo Di Domênico, Kauê Collares, Renan Brandenburg dos Santos, Ulysses Lenz, Vinícius Picoli Antunes, Vinicius Webber Godinho, Henrique Cesca, Thales Henrique Jincziwski Ponciano, Pedro Henrique Corazza; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021051. Published online August 3, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021051

Cancer incidence in the Tobruk area, eastern Libya: first results from Tobruk Medical Centre: Faisal Ismail, Ahmed G. Elsayed, Islam El-Garawani, Eman Abdelsameea; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021050. Published online August 3, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021050

Association between a family history of diabetes and carotid artery atherosclerosis in Korean adults: Sun Young Shim, Ga Bin Lee, Jee-Seon Shim, Sun Jae Jung, Hyeon Chang Kim; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021049. Published online August 3, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021049

Effect of tobacco outlet density on quit attempts in Korea: a multi-level analysis of the 2015 Korean Community Health Survey: Jaehyung Kong, Sung-il Cho; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021048. Published online August 3, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021048

Obesity parameters in relation to lung function levels in a large Chinese rural adult population: Xiang Zeng, Dongling Liu, Zhen An, Huijun Li, Jie Song, Weidong Wu; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021047. Published online August 3, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021047

Preventable causes of cancer in Texas by race/ethnicity: tobacco smoking: Franciska J. Gudenkauf, Aaron P. Thrift; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021046. Published online July 13, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021046

A closer look at the high burden of psychiatric disorders among healthcare workers in Egypt during the COVID-19 pandemic: Amr Ehab El-Qushayri, Abdullah Dahy, Abdullah Reda, Mariam Abdelmageed Mahmoud, Sarah Abdel Mageed, Ahmed Mostafa Ahmed Kamel, Sherief Ghozy; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021045. Published online July 13, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021045

Exploring the associations between cardiovascular health measured with the CANHEART model and early cognitive impairment in a middle-aged population in Korea: Ye Jin Jeon, Ji Heon Lee, Hyeon Chang Kim, Sun Jae Jung; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021044. Published online July 13, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021044

Patterns and predictors of smoking relapse among inpatient smoking intervention participants: a 1-year follow-up study in Korea: Seung Eun Lee, Chul-Woung Kim, Hyo-Bin Im, Myungwha Jang; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021043. Published online June 9, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021043

Stressful life events and serum triglyceride levels: the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center cohort in Korea: Naharin Sultana Anni, Sun Jae Jung, Jee-Seon Shim, Yong Woo Jeon, Ga Bin Lee, Hyeon Chang Kim; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021042. Published online June 9, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021042

Modeling the relationship between malaria prevalence and insecticide-treated bed net coverage in Nigeria using a Bayesian spatial generalized linear mixed model with a Leroux prior: Oluyemi A. Okunlola, Oyetunde T. Oyeyemi, Adewale F. Lukman; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021041. Published online June 4, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021041

Dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic in the post-vaccination period in Korea: a rapid assessment: Kyung-Duk Min, Sangwoo Tak; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021040. Published online May 27, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021040

Prevalence of high-risk HPV genotypes in sub-Saharan Africa according to HIV status: a 20-year systematic review: Jude Ogechukwu Okoye, Chukwudi Amaechi Ofodile, Oluwaseun Kelechi Adeleke, Okechi Obioma; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021039. Published online May 25, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021039
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A comparison of breast cancer survival across different age groups: a multicentric database study in Penang, Malaysia: King Fang Tan, Farzaana Adam, Hasmah Hussin, Noor Mastura Mohd Mujar; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021038. Published online May 25, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021038

Epidemiological distribution of primary central nervous system tumors in the Western Province of Saudi Arabia: a local registry from neuroscience-affiliated centers: Maher Kurdi, Nadeem Shafique Butt, Saleh Baeesa, Badrah Alghamdi, Yazid Maghrabi, Anas Bardeesi, Rothaina Saeedi, Ahmed I. Lary; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021037. Published online May 23, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021037

Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 amongst HIV patients: a systematic literature review: Thomas Massarvva; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021036. Published online May 17, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021036

The anatomy of COVID-19 comorbidity networks among hospitalized Korean patients: Eun Kyong Shin, Hyo Young Choi, Neil Hayes; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021035. Published online May 7, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021035

The epidemiology of amoebiasis in Thi-Qar Province, Iraq (2015-2020): differentiation of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar using nested and real-time polymerase chain reaction: Mohammed Hassan Flaih, Ruaa Majid Khazaal, Manar Karem Kadhim, Khwam Reissan Hussein, Falah Abd Bashir Alhamadani; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021034. Published online May 6, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021034

Health inequalities of 57,541 prisoners in Korea: a comparison with the general population: Seohyun Yoon, Young-Su Ju, Jaehong Yoon, Ji-Hwan Kim, Bokyoung Choi, Seung-Sup Kim; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021033. Published online May 6, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021033

Effectiveness of hydrogen peroxide as auxiliary treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Brazil: preliminary results of a randomized double-blind clinical trial: Marielle Bazzo Di Domênico, Henrique Cesca, Thales Henrique Jincziwski Ponciano, Renan Brandenburg dos Santos, Ulysses Lenz, Vinícius Picoli Antunes, Vinicius Webber Godinho, Kauê Collares, Pedro Henrique Corazza; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021032. Published online May 1, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021032
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Deprived areas and community water fluoridation in Brazil: a multilevel approach for refocusing public policy: Franklin Barbosa da Silva, José Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes, Paulo Frazão; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021031. Published online May 1, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021031

Hand-to-face contact behaviors during indoor activities in daily life among Korean adults: an observational pilot study using videotaping: Hyang Soon Oh, Mikyung Ryu, Youngran Yang; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021030. Published online April 22, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021030

Association between weekly fruit and vegetable consumption and depressive symptoms: results from the Korean Elderly Environmental Panel study: Youjeong Yuk, Chae-Rin Han, Yoonyoung Jang, Yun-Chul Hong, Yoon-Jung Choi; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021029. Published online April 20, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021029

Trends in the prevalence and management of major metabolic risk factors for chronic disease over 20 years: findings from the 1998-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Yoonjung Kim, Sun Jin Nho, Gyeongji Woo, Hyejin Kim, Suyeon Park, Youngtaek Kim, Ok Park, Kyungwon Oh; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021028. Published online April 19, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021028

Trends in food and nutrient intake over 20 years: findings from the 1998-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Sanghui Kweon, Jin Young Park, Myungsook Park, Yangha Kim, So Yeong Yeon, Leena Yoon, Sungha Yun, Suyeon Park, Ji Eun Yang, Youngtaek Kim, Ok Park, Kyungwon Oh; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021027. Published online April 19, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021027

Trends in health behaviors over 20 years: findings from the 1998-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Soyeon Kim, Sunhye Choi, Jihee Kim, Suyeon Park, Young-Taek Kim, Ok Park, Kyungwon Oh; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021026. Published online April 19, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021026

Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 20th anniversary: accomplishments and future directions: Kyungwon Oh, Yoonjung Kim, Sanghui Kweon, Soyeon Kim, Sungha Yun, Suyeon Park, Yeon-Kyeng Lee, Youngtaek Kim, Ok Park, Eun Kyeong Jeong; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021025. Published online April 19, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021025

Epidemiological characteristics of a COVID-19 outbreak caused by religious activities in Daegu, Korea: Jong-Yeon Kim, Yu-Mi Lee, Hwajin Lee, Jung-Whan Kim, Shin-Woo Kim; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021024. Published online April 14, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021024

Gender role stereotypes, patriarchal attitudes, and cognitive function in the elderly rural Korean population: a cross-sectional study: Hye Rin Choi, Byeonggwan Ha, Ye Jin Jeon, Yoosik Youm, Hyeon Chang Kim, Sun Jae Jung; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021023. Published online April 7, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021023

Controlling the drug-resistant tuberculosis epidemic in India: challenges and implications: Aliabbas A. Husain, Andreas Kupz, Rajpal S. Kashyap; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021022. Published online April 7, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021022

Self-rated health as a predictor of mortality according to cognitive impairment: findings from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006-2016): Goun Park, Wankyo Chung; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021021. Published online April 7, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021021

Estimation and change of edentulism among the Korean population: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018: Na-Hyeon Yu, Ah Ra Shin, Song Vogue Ahn, Keun-Bae Song, Youn-Hee Choi; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021020. Published online April 2, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021020
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Estimated incidence of juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in Korea: Jin-Kyoung Oh, Hwa Young Choi, Minji Han, Yuh-Seog Jung, Sang Joon Lee, Moran Ki; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021019. Published online March 10, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021019

Comorbidity network analysis related to obesity in middle-aged and older adults: findings from Korean population-based survey data: Hye Ah Lee, Hyesook Park; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021018. Published online March 5, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021018

The effect of demographic characteristics on the relationship between smoking and dry mouth in Iran: a cross-sectional, case-control study: Shahla Kakoei, Amir Hossein Nekouei, Sina Kakooei, Hamid Najafipour; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021017. Published online February 28, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021017

Cohort profile: the Ewha Birth and Growth Study: Hye Ah Lee, Bohyun Park, Jungwon Min, Eun Jeong Choi, Ui Jeong Kim, Hyun Jin Park, Eun Ae Park, Su Jin Cho, Hae Soon Kim, Hwayoung Lee, Young Ju Kim, Young Sun Hong, Eui-Jung Kim, Eun Hee Ha, Hyesook Park; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021016. Published online February 22, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021016
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Establishment of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey air pollution study dataset for the researchers on the health impact of ambient air pollution: Myung-Jae Hwang, Jisun Sung, Miryoung Yoon, Jong-Hun Kim, Hui-Young Yun, Dae-Ryun Choi, Youn-Seo Koo, Kyungwon Oh, Sungha Yun, Hae-Kwan Cheong; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021015. Published online February 8, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021015

Inherently high uncertainty in predicting the time evolution of epidemics: Seung-Nam Park, Hyong-Ha Kim, Kyoung Beom Lee; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021014. Published online February 8, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021014

Human papillomavirus: footprints in the population of western India: Ashi Robert Thobias, Kinjal Ankit Patel, Supreet Dhananjay Bhatt, Kruti Ashvinkumar Mehta, Chetana Deepal Parekh, Pariseema Sharad Dave, Prabhudas Shankarbhai Patel; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021013. Published online February 3, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021013

COVID-19 herd immunity in the absence of a vaccine: an irresponsible approach: Jade Khalife, Derrick VanGennep; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021012. Published online February 3, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021012
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Association between gallstones and the risk of biliary tract cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis: Dan Huang, Hyundeok Joo, Nan Song, Sooyoung Cho, Woosung Kim, Aesun Shin; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021011. Published online February 3, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021011
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Data resource profile: the allergic disease database of the Korean National Health Insurance Service: Sunyong Yoo, Dong-Wook Kim, Young-Eun Kim, Jong Heon Park, Yeon-Yong Kim, Kyu-dong Cho, Mi-Ji Gwon, Jae-In Shin, Eun-Joo Lee; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021010. Published online January 21, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021010

Strongyloides stercoralis and other intestinal parasites in patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs in northern Iran: a closer look at risk factors: Leila Mirzaei, Keyhan Ashrafi, Zahra Atrkar Roushan, Mohammad Reza Mahmoudi, Irandokht Shenavar Masooleh, Behnaz Rahmati, Farshid Saadat, Hamed Mirjalali, Meysam Sharifdini; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021009. Published online January 20, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021009
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Does antiretroviral therapy cause congenital malformations? A systematic review and meta-analysis: Fekadu Mazengia Alemu, Alemayehu Worku Yalew; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021008. Published online February 3, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021008

Socioeconomic disparities in Korea by health insurance type during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide study: Han Eol Jeong, Jongseong Lee, Hyun Joon Shin, Ju-Young Shin; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021007. Published online January 13, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021007
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Predictors of anticipated coping behavior at myocardial infarction symptom onset among a nationwide sample of Korean adults: Kyong Sil Park; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021006. Published online January 3, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021006

Impact of early-life weight status on urinary tract infections in children: a nationwide population-based study in Korea: Hyung Eun Yim, Kyung Do Han, Bongseong Kim, Kee Hwan Yoo; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021005. Published online December 29, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021005
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Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 following the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers among patients with hypertension in Korea: a nationwide study: Ju Hwan Kim, Yeon-Hee Baek, Hyesung Lee, Young June Choe, Hyun Joon Shin, Ju-Young Shin; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021004. Published online December 29, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021004
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Associations of physical activity at work and household income with obesity: a cross-sectional study among rural adults in Korea: Su Yeon Kye, Heeyoun Cho, Tran Thi Phuong Thao, Jin-Kyoung Oh, Min Kyung Lim; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021003. Published online December 29, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021003

Associations of depression and anxiety with cardiovascular risk among people living with HIV/AIDS in Korea: Kyong Sil Park, Seon Young Hwang, Bo Youl Choi, June Kim, Sang Il Kim, Woo-Joo Kim, Chun Kang; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021002. Published online December 24, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021002
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Renal hyperfiltration, fatty liver index, and the hazards of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in Finnish men: Mounir Ould Setti, Ari Voutilainen, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen; Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021001. Published online December 24, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021001

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