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BMJ Open, 2019 ObjectiveTo examine the effect of smoking on risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in Korean young men and to examine whether serum total cholesterol levels could modify the effect of smoking on ASCVD.DesignA prospective cohort study ...
Yongho Jee, Sunmi Lee, Joung Hwan Back
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Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2020 Background The effect of tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy (T&A) on otitis media has been investigated, but there have been no reports of the relationship between T&A and medical services used in association with otitis media.
Junhui Jeong +5 more
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Variations in the Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratios in Korea [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2014 Objectives: The hospital standardized mortality ratio (HSMR) has been widely used because it allows for robust risk adjustment using administrative data and is important for improving the quality of patient care.
Eun-Jung Lee +3 more
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Adjusting for Confounders in Outcome Studies Using the Korea National Health Insurance Claim Database: A Review of Methods and Applications [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public HealthObjectives: Adjusting for potential confounders is crucial for producing valuable evidence in outcome studies. Although numerous studies have been published using the Korea National Health Insurance Claim Database, no study has critically reviewed the ...
Seung Jin Han, Kyoung Hoon Kim
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Factors contributing to educational differences in obesity among women: evidence from South Korea
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Obesity is more prevalent among less-educated women than highly-educated women around the world. However, little is known about the factors which cause this difference in obesity, and almost nothing is known about how the individual factors ...
Woojin Chung, Seungji Lim
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Determinants of Life Insurance Policy Surrenders
, 2018 Life insurance policies assist individuals maintain the value of their money and build savings to be used in the future. However in times of crisis their attitude may change.
Thomas Poufinas, Gina Michaelide
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Insurance and economic policy uncertainty
, 2020 Just as the world has witnessed the increased importance of the insurance sector over the past few decades, it has also witnessed a sharp rise in risks and uncertainties.
M. Balcılar +3 more
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The relationship between health insurance ownership and health service utilization, out-of-pocket expenses, and catastrophic health expenditure in the Special Region of Yogyakarta in 2023 [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesCreating financial protection for the Indonesian people is one of the main functions of Universal Health Coverage. Implementing health insurance is expected to protect society from out-of-pocket expenditures. Catastrophic health expenditure can result in
Arviana Mestika Elok +2 more
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National health insurance policy in Nepal: challenges for implementation
Global Health Action, 2015 The health system in Nepal is characterized by a wide network of health facilities and community workers and volunteers. Nepal's Interim Constitution of 2007 addresses health as a fundamental right, stating that every citizen has the right to basic ...
S. Mishra +4 more
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Analytical assessment of current state and prospects of life insurance market development in Ukraine
Vìsnik Žitomirsʹkogo Deržavnogo Tehnologìčnogo Unìversitetu: Ekonomìčnì Nauki, 2018 The most important factor for the socio-economic development of each country is the well-being and health of its citizens. Unfortunately, at present, these two elements are focused only in developed countries. After all, ensuring the social protection of
Y.A. Tanchak
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