Role of healthcare in Korean long-term care insurance.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to validate Baveno VI and expanded Baveno VI criteria using two dimensional shear-wave elastography (2D-SWE) in compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) patients with alcohol as the main etiology. METHODS:Clinical data from 305 patients with cACLD who underwent a liver stiffness measureme...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kang SH,Baik SK,Kim MY

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The traditional boundaries between public and private sectors has been blurred, and questions raised regarding how publicness could be conceptualized. The empirical study on the concept of publicness can reveal greatly diversified views on publicness, and help to reduce confusion over publicness. For the content analy...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Min HS,Park Y,Kim CY

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is generally believed to be elevated after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) due to whole body inflammation. Aprotinin has an antiinflammatory action, and it was hypothesized that aprotinin would attenuate the PVR increase induced by CPB. Ten mongrel dogs were placed under moderately hyp...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yun TJ,Rho JR

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents an unusual solid mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver (MHL) in adult. A well defined solid mass in the left lobe of the liver was found in a 57-year-old female. Preoperative radiologic examinations demonstrated solid mass with multifocal calcifications abutting the gallbladder. By light microscopy, t...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chung JH,Cho KJ,Choi DW,Lee BH,Chi JG

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the impacts of terazosin and tamsulosin, on prostate activity, i.e., serum prostate-specific antigen, total prostate volume (TPV), and transition zone volume (TZV). A total of 90 patients who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplas...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Paick JS,Cho MC,Song SH,Kim SW,Ku JH

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a relatively uncommon human dementia, is caused by an unconventional slow infectious agent. Several cases of CJD, clinically or histopathologically diagnosed, have been reported in Korea. In order to confirm the diagnosis of CJD and also differential diagnosis of sporadic and familial ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jeong BH,Ju WK,Huh K,Lee EA,Choi IS,Im JH,Choi EK,Kim YS

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate whether sperm selection by hyaluronic acid (HA) binding could improve fertilization rate and embryo quality in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles. Two hundred nineteen oocytes obtained from eighteen women were injected with either HA-bound (n = 107) or conventio...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choe SA,Tae JC,Shin MY,Kim HJ,Kim CH,Lee JY,Hwang D,Kim KC,Suh CS,Jee BC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In some patients, eosinophilic gastroenteritis(EG) occurs in those with food allergy. We experienced a non-atopic asthmatic who had an EG associated with food allergy to fish and eggs, and blood eosinophilia. A skin prick test and RAST to causative food allergens showed a negative result. A fiber-optic endoscopic biop...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park HS,Kim HS,Jang HJ

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the prevalence of interracial marriages in Korea is increasing, little is known regarding the pregnancy outcomes of interracial couples. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in pregnancy outcomes between Korean and interracial Korean-foreign couples. Data for infants born in 2011 and 2012 ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yang SY,Jung US,Hong HR,Hwang SY,Oh MJ,Kim HJ,Cho GJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to investigate differences between children who did and did not experience peer rejection in psychological state through surveys and in emotion processing during an interpersonal stress challenge task to reflect naturalistic interpersonal face-to-face relationships. A total of 20 right-handed ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee HS,Lee JE,Lee KU,Kim YH

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic fibrogenesis, a complex process that involves a marked accumulation of extracellular matrix components, activation of cells capable of producing matrix materials, cytokine release, and tissue remodeling, is regulated by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). The M...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park SY,Shin HW,Lee KB,Lee MJ,Jang JJ

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follicular variant papillary thyroid cancer (FVPTC) is the second most common subtype after conventional PTC. We compared ultrasonographic (US) features of FVPTC to those of conventional PTC according to tumor size. We reviewed US findings, pathologic reports, and medical charts of 249 PTC patients with surgically pro...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jeon EJ,Jeong YJ,Park SH,Cho CH,Shon HS,Jung ED

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear medicine is a rapidly growing discipline that employs advanced novel hybrid techniques that provide unique anatomical and functional information, as well as targets for molecular therapy. Concomitantly, there has been an increase in the attention paid to medical radiation exposure. A radiological justification...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim BI

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatomyositis (DM) is an uncommon inflammatory myopathy with characteristic rash accompanying, or more often preceding, muscle weakness. There is a well-recognized association between DM and several cancers, such as ovarian cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, colon cancer, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. We report the first ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim HI,Chung SH,Hwang JE,Kim SH,Ahn JS,Yang DH,Kim YK,Yun SJ,Cho SH,Lee JJ,Chung IJ,Kim HJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to determine the incidence and serogroups of meningococcal disease in the Korean Army. From August 2000 to July 2001, we identified prospective cases in the Korean Army. Meningococcal disease was confirmed by isolation of Neisseria meningitidis or detection of its antigen by latex agglutinatio...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SO,Ryu SH,Park SJ,Ryu J,Woo JH,Kim YS

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accessory ovary is a rare gynecologic condition, and tumors arising in accessory ovaries are extremely rare. Accessory ovary may result from separation of migrating ovaries during embryogenesis and injuries such as inflammation and operation on normal ovary. Congenital malformations, most frequently malformations of t...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lim MC,Park SJ,Kim SW,Lee BY,Lim JW,Lee JH,Huh CY

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus, GBS) infection most commonly occurs in infants; however, cases of GBS infection in adults, particularly in the elderly with significant underlying diseases, are being increasingly reported. We analyzed the serotype specific opsonophagocytic antibodies...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee JH,Kim HW,Kim KH

更新日期：2018-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), one of the most widely used brominated flame-retardants, is a representative persistent organic pollutants group. Studies on TBBPA toxicity have been conducted using various target cells; however, few studies have investigated TBBPA toxicity in bone cells. Therefore, this study...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park SY,Choi EM,Suh KS,Kim HS,Chin SO,Rhee SY,Kim DY,Oh S,Chon S

更新日期：2019-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary immunodeficiency disease (PID) is a rare disorder in adults. Most often, serious forms are detected during infancy or childhood. However, mild forms of PID may not be diagnosed until later in life, and some types of humoral immunodeficiency may occur in adulthood. The purpose of this study was to identify clin...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JH,Park HJ,Choi GS,Kim JE,Ye YM,Nahm DH,Park HS

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Difference in crude neonatal and infant mortality rates (NMR and IMR) among different countries is due to the differences in its two determinants: birth weight distribution (BWD) and birth weight-specific mortality rates (BW-SMRs). We aimed to determine impact of BWD and BW-SMRs on differences in crude NMR and IMR amo...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim do H,Jeon J,Park CG,Sriram S,Lee KS

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a strong predictor of postpartum prediabetes and transition to overt type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Although many reports indicate that low magnesium is correlated with deteriorated glucose tolerance, the association between postpartum serum magnesium level and the risk for T2DM in wome...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yang SJ,Hwang SY,Baik SH,Lee KW,Nam MS,Park YS,Woo JT,Kim YS,Park S,Park SY,Yim CH,Yoon HK,Kim SH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, genetic variants in the WNT signaling pathway have been reported to affect the survival outcome of Caucasian patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We therefore attempted to determine whether these same WNT signaling pathway gene variants had similar impacts on the survival outcome of ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yoo SS,Hong MJ,Choi JE,Lee JH,Baek SA,Lee WK,Lee SY,Lee SY,Lee J,Cha SI,Kim CH,Cho S,Park JY

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dominant inflammatory cytokines might be different depending on the underlying causes of acute lung injury (ALI). The role of kertinocyte-derived chemokine (KC), a potent chemoattractant for neutrophils, has not been clearly established in hemorrhage-induced ALI. In this study, lung injury and cytokine expression were...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee BH,Lee TJ,Jung JW,Oh DJ,Choi JC,Shin JW,Park IW,Choi BW,Kim JY

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advanced effective prophylaxes, pulmonary complications still occur in a high proportion of all hematopoietic stem cell recipients, accounting for considerable morbidity and mortality. The aim of our study was to describe the causes, incidences and mortality rates secondary to pulmonary complications and risk ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lim DH,Lee J,Lee HG,Park BB,Peck KR,Oh WS,Ji SH,Lee SH,Park JO,Kim K,Kim WS,Jung CW,Park YS,Im YH,Kang WK,Park K

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the increasing use of the rectal balloon in prostate cancer radiotherapy, many issues still remain to be verified objectively including its positional reproducibility and relevance to treatment morbidity. We have developed a custom rectal balloon that has a scale indicating the depth of insertion and dilates s...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cho JH,Lee CG,Kang DR,Kim J,Lee S,Suh CO,Seong J,Suh YG,Lee I,Kim GE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The time between symptom onset and arrival at an emergency department (ED) (S2D) is a crucial time for optimal intravenous reperfusion care for ischemic stroke. We aimed to analyze the effect of emergency medical services (EMS) utilization and inter-hospital transfer on S2D in Korea. Ischemic stroke patients were pros...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park HA,Ahn KO,Shin SD,Cha WC,Ro YS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pneumonia severity index (PSI) and CURB-65 are widely used tools for the prediction of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This study was conducted to evaluate validation of severity scoring system including the PSI and CURB-65 scores of Korean CAP patients. In the prospective CAP cohort (participated in by 14 hos...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim HI,Kim SW,Chang HH,Cha SI,Lee JH,Ki HK,Cheong HS,Yoo KH,Ryu SY,Kwon KT,Lee BK,Choo EJ,Kim DJ,Kang CI,Chung DR,Peck KR,Song JH,Suh GY,Shim TS,Kim YK,Kim HY,Moon CS,Lee HK,Park SY,Oh JY,Jung SI,Park

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keloids are pathologic proliferations of the dermal layer of the skin resulting from excessive collagen production and deposition. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) increases the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 and suppresses collagen synthesis to modulate extracellular matrix turnover. To investigate the ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee WJ,Park SE,Rah DK

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical studies can be conducted to gather real world evidence (RWE) not available from randomized controlled trials, providing new information and knowledge. Although the concept of RWE emerged relatively recently, numerous clinical studies are utilizing it. However, many researchers are engaging in trial and error ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim HS,Kim JH

更新日期：2019-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Detection of arrhythmias is crucial for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. However, conventional devices do not provide sufficient diagnostic accuracy while patients should suffer from bothersome diagnostic process. We sought to evaluate diagnostic capability and safety of the new adhesive electrocard...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi W,Kim SH,Lee W,Kang SH,Yoon CH,Youn TJ,Chae IH

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00