Prevalence of anxiety disorders and its co-occurrence with substance use disorder: a clinical study
Middle East Current Psychiatry, 2022 Background Epidemiological studies are necessary to develop diagnostic standards for mental disorders. Therefore, this study investigated the prevalence of anxiety disorders, and its correlation with different substances used by patients diagnosed with ...
Shiva Soraya +6 more
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Associations between ultraviolet radiation, tree cover and adolescent sunburns
International Journal of Health Geographics, 2020 Background Sunburn is the strongest risk factor for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. Adolescent sunburns are related to higher risk of developing melanoma later in life.
Calvin P. Tribby +4 more
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Comparison of tuberculosis indicators after implementation of the clinical protocol for tuberculosis and HIV management in Iranian prisons: a quasi-experimental study [PDF]
Journal of Health Research, 2020 Purpose – The aim of this study was to compare the defined indicators of tuberculosis (TB) control program in the intervention and control prisons, after implementation of the national clinical protocol for TB and HIV management in Iranian prisons ...
SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi +9 more
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Space–time self-harm and suicide clusters in two cities in Taiwan
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 2023 Aims Suicidal acts may cluster in time and space and lead to community concerns about further imitative suicidal episodes. Although suicide clusters have been researched in previous studies, less is known about the clustering of non-fatal suicidal ...
Fang-Wen Lu +5 more
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Understanding Health Risks for Adolescents in Protective Custody [PDF]
, 2019 Children in child welfare protective custody (e.g., foster care) are known to have increased health concerns compared to children not in protective custody. The poor health documented for children in protective custody persists well into adulthood; young
Beal, Sarah J. +3 more
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Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023 Objectives: Menstrual hygiene management is one of the main barriers to girls’ education attainment in low-and middle-income countries. Poor access to sanitary products and lack of menstrual knowledge affect students’ performance at school compared to ...
Yi-Ting Yang, Duan-Rung Chen
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Limited Contribution of Health Behaviours to Expanding Income-Related Chronic Disease Disparities Based on a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in China [PDF]
, 2018 This study estimated the association of income and prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and hypertension, and then quantified the contribution of health behaviors to the association in China.
Frakes, Kaitlyn +2 more
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Journal of Eating Disorders, 2022 Plain English Summary This study examined gender-specific responses to multifaceted factors associated with disordered eating, including personal, behavioral, family, and school-related characteristics.
Duan-Rung Chen, Grace Sun, Brianna Levin
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BMC Palliative Care, 2023 Background Studies indicated that patients with advance directives (ADs) have a generally better quality of life near death. Yet, the concept of ADs is relatively new in East Asian countries.
Duan-Rung Chen, Hui-Ching Weng
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Nutritional and lifestyle risk behaviors and their association with mental health and violence among Pakistani adolescents: results from the National Survey of 4583 individuals [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Unhealthy behaviors are associated with mental health problems and violence in adolescents, yet their combined association has been understudied.
Inam, Sumera +4 more
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