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Collateral Benefit of COVID-19 Control Measures on Influenza Activity, Taiwan by Kuo, Shu-Chen, Shih, Shu-Man, Chien, Li-Hsin, Hsiung, Chao A

“…Taiwan has strictly followed infection control measures to prevent spread of coronavirus disease. Meanwhile, nationwide surveillance data revealed drastic…”
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Fetal and Childhood Exposure to Phthalate Diesters and Cognitive Function in Children Up to 12 Years of Age: Taiwanese Maternal and Infant Cohort Study by Huang, Han-Bin, Chen, Hsin-Yi, Su, Pen-Hua, Huang, Po-Chin, Sun, Chien-Wen, Wang, Chien-Jen, Chen, Hsiao-Yen, Hsiung, Chao A, Wang, Shu-Li

“…Few studies have examined the association between environmental phthalate exposure and children's neurocognitive development. This longitudinal study examined…”
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Prenatal Exposure to Perfluorocarboxylic Acids (PFCAs) and Fetal and Postnatal Growth in the Taiwan Maternal and Infant Cohort Study by Wang, Yan, Adgent, Margaret, Su, Pen-Hua, Chen, Hsiao-Yen, Chen, Pau-Chung, Hsiung, Chao A, Wang, Shu-Li

“…Perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) are environmentally and biologically persistent synthetic chemicals. PFCAs include perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA; C8) and…”
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Intake of phthalate-tainted foods and microalbuminuria in children: The 2011 Taiwan food scandal by Tsai, Hui-Ju, Chen, Bai-Hsiun, Wu, Chia-Fang, Wang, Shu-Li, Huang, Po-Chin, Tsai, Yi-Chun, Chen, Mei-Lien, Ho, Chi-Kung, Hsiung, Chao A., Wu, Ming-Tsang

“…A major threat to public health involving phthalate-tainted foodstuffs occurred in Taiwan in 2011. Phthalates, mainly di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), were…”
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Nonpolio Enterovirus Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Taiwan, 2020 by Kuo, Shu-Chen, Tsou, Hsiao-Hui, Wu, Hsiao-Yu, Hsu, Ya-Ting, Lee, Fang-Jing, Shih, Shu-Man, Hsiung, Chao A, Chen, Wei J

“…In Taiwan, lower nonpolio enterovirus activity during the coronavirus disease pandemic in 2020 compared with 2014-2019 might be attributable to adherence to…”
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Independent association between subjective cognitive decline and frailty in the elderly by Hsieh, Tsung-Jen, Chang, Hsing-Yi, Wu, I-Chien, Chen, Chu-Chih, Tsai, Hui-Ju, Chiu, Yen-Feng, Chuang, Shu-Chun, Hsiung, Chao A, Hsu, Chih-Cheng

“…The relationship between subjective cognitive decline and frailty, two components of the so-called reversible cognitive frailty, in the elderly remains…”
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Phthalate exposure and reproductive hormones and sex-hormone binding globulin before puberty - Phthalate contaminated-foodstuff episode in Taiwan by Wen, Hui-Ju, Chen, Chu-Chih, Wu, Ming-Tsang, Chen, Mei-Lien, Sun, Chien-Wen, Wu, Wen-Chiu, Huang, I-Wen, Huang, Po-Chin, Yu, Tzu-Yun, Hsiung, Chao A, Wang, Shu-Li

“…In May 2011, a major incident involving phthalates-contaminated foodstuffs occurred in Taiwan. Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) was added to foodstuffs,…”
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Interregional mobility in different age groups is associated with COVID-19 transmission in the Taipei metropolitan area, Taiwan by Jiang, Wei-Ming, Wen, Tzai-Hung, Huang, Ying-Chi, Chiou, Hung-Yi, Chen, Wei J., Hsiung, Chao A., Sytwu, Huey-Kang, Tsou, Hsiao-Hui

“…Before vaccines were introduced, mobility restriction was one of the primary control measures in the early stage of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…”
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Longitudinal changes in oxidative stress and early renal injury in children exposed to DEHP and melamine in the 2011 Taiwan food scandal by Tsai, Hui-Ju, Wu, Chia-Fang, Hsiung, Chao A., Lee, Chieng-Hung, Wang, Shu-Li, Chen, Mei-Lien, Chen, Chu-Chih, Huang, Po-Chin, Wang, Yin-Han, Chen, Yuh-An, Chen, Bai-Hsiun, Chuang, Yun-Shiuan, Hsieh, Hui-Min, Wu, Ming-Tsang

“…[Display omitted] •A major public health issue in Taiwan in 2011 involved phthalate-tainted foods.•This cohort study followed three waves in affected children…”
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Suppression of the alpha, delta, and omicron variants of SARS-Cov-2 in Taiwan by Tsou, Hsiao-Hui, Lee, Fang-Jing, Wu, Shiow-Ing, Fan, Byron, Wu, Hsiao-Yu, Lin, Yu-Hsuan, Hsu, Ya-Ting, Cheng, Chieh, Cheng, Yu-Chieh, Jiang, Wei-Ming, Chiou, Hung-Yi, Chen, Wei J, Hsiung, Chao A, Chen, Pau-Chung, Sytwu, Huey-Kang

“…Taiwan was a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outlier, with an extraordinarily long transmission-free record: 253 days without locally transmitted…”
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A comprehensive evaluation of COVID-19 policies and outcomes in 50 countries and territories by Tsou, Hsiao-Hui, Kuo, Shu-Chen, Lin, Yu-Hsuan, Hsiung, Chao A., Chiou, Hung-Yi, Chen, Wei J., Wu, Shiow-Ing, Sytwu, Huey-Kang, Chen, Pau-Chung, Wu, Meng-Hsuan, Hsu, Ya-Ting, Wu, Hsiao-Yu, Lee, Fang-Jing, Shih, Shu-Man, Liu, Ding-Ping, Chang, Shan-Chwen

“…The COVID-19 pandemic struck the world unguarded, some places outperformed others in COVID-19 containment. This longitudinal study considered a comparative…”
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Medical care needs for patients receiving home healthcare in Taiwan: Do gender and income matter? by Huang, Fang-Yi, Ho, Chung-Han, Liao, Jung-Yu, Hsiung, Chao A, Yu, Sang-Ju, Zhang, Kai-Ping, Chen, Ping-Jen

“…Studies about medical care needs for home healthcare (HHC) previously focused on disease patterns but not gender and income differences. We used the Taiwan…”
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Prevalence of comorbidities and their impact on survival among older adults with the five most common cancers in Taiwan: a population study by Chien, Li-Hsin, Tseng, Tzu-Jui, Chen, Tzu-Yu, Chen, Chung-Hsing, Chen, Chia-Yu, Jiang, Hsin-Fang, Tsai, Fang-Yu, Ku, Hsiu-Ying, Jiang, Shih Sheng, Hsiung, Chao A., Liu, Tsang-Wu, Chang, I-Shou

“…Because of the cancer incidence increase and population aging in Taiwan, we aimed to assess the cancer prevalence, to summarize the comorbidities of older…”
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The Association between Dietary Inflammatory Patterns and the Incidence of Frailty and Its Reversal in Older Adults: A Community-Based Longitudinal Follow-Up Study in Taiwan by Chuang, Shu-Chun, Hsiung, Chao A, Tao, Meng-Hua, Wu, I-Chien, Cheng, Chiu-Wen, Tseng, Wei-Ting, Lee, Marion M, Chang, Hsing-Yi, Hsu, Chih-Cheng

“…Dietary patterns related to inflammation have garnered great interest in disease prevention. The aims of this study were to evaluate whether a proinflammatory…”
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Country-Level Factors Associated With Nurse Salaries: Empirical Evidence From Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Countries and Taiwan by CHANG, Yu-Hung, HSU, Chia Hui, TSENG, Yu-Chun, HSIUNG, Chao A.

“…Background: Salary impacts nurse retention rates and thus is a factor affecting the nursing shortage both in Taiwan and around the world. Nurses in Taiwan earn…”
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Novel G9 rotavirus strains co-circulate in children and pigs, Taiwan by Wu, Fang-Tzy, Bányai, Krisztián, Jiang, Baoming, Liu, Luke Tzu-Chi, Marton, Szilvia, Huang, Yhu-Chering, Huang, Li-Min, Liao, Ming-Hui, Hsiung, Chao A.

“…Molecular epidemiologic studies collecting information of the spatiotemporal distribution of rotavirus VP7 (G) and VP4 (P) genotypes have shown evidence for…”
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Intellectual evaluation of children exposed to phthalate-tainted products after the 2011 Taiwan phthalate episode by Huang, Po-Chin, Tsai, Chih-Hsin, Chen, Chu-Chih, Wu, Ming-Tsang, Chen, Mei-Lien, Wang, Shu-Li, Chen, Bai-Hsiun, Lee, Ching-Chang, Jaakkola, Jouni J.K., Wu, Wen-Chiu, Chen, Min-Kung, Hsiung, Chao A., Group, RAPIT

“…Phthalate exposure may reduce intellectual development in young children. In 2011, numerous Taiwanese children had been reported to have consumed…”
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Comparison of virus shedding after lived attenuated and pentavalent reassortant rotavirus vaccine by Hsieh, Yu-Chia, Wu, Fang-Tzy, Hsiung, Chao A, Wu, Ho-Sheng, Chang, Kuang-Yi, Huang, Yhu-Chering

“…Highlights • We compare fecal shedding between two groups of healthy infants who received a complete course of RotaTeq or Rotarix. • In both groups, vaccine…”
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HOme-based Longitudinal Investigation of the multidiSciplinary Team Integrated Care (HOLISTIC): protocol of a prospective nationwide cohort study by Liao, Jung-Yu, Chen, Ping-Jen, Wu, Yu-Lin, Cheng, Ching-Hsia, Yu, Sang-Ju, Huang, Chi-Hsien, Li, Chia-Ming, Wang, Ying-Wei, Zhang, Kai-Ping, Liu, I-Te, Umegaki, Hiroyuki, Hamano, Jun, Mori, Masanori, Petersen, Irene, Sampson, Elizabeth L, Hsiung, Chao A

“…The use of home health care (HHC) is increasing worldwide. This may have an impact not only on patients and their caregivers' health but on care resource…”
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Long-term ambient hydrocarbons exposure and incidence of ischemic stroke by Zhang, Han-Wei, Kok, Victor C, Chuang, Shu-Chun, Tseng, Chun-Hung, Lin, Chin-Teng, Li, Tsai-Chung, Sung, Fung-Chang, Wen, Chi Pang, Hsiung, Chao A, Hsu, Chung Y

“…Exposure to air pollutants is known to have adverse effects on human health; however, little is known about the association between hydrocarbons in air and an…”
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