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  1. Use of Generalized Additive Model to Detect the Threshold of δ-Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase Activity Reduced by Lead Exposure
  2. The association of blood lead levels and renal effects may be modified by genetic combinations of Metallothionein 1A 2A polymorphisms
  3. Effects of Vitamin D Receptor, Metallothionein 1A, and 2A Gene Polymorphisms on Toxicity of the Peripheral Nervous System in Chronically Lead-Exposed Workers
  4. Five-year survival outcomes of intensity-modulated radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost (IMRT-SIB) using forward IMRT or Tomotherapy for breast cancer
  5. Effects of workplaces receiving “accreditation of health workplaces” on breastfeeding promotion, parental leave, and gender equality
  6. Brain surgery in combination with tyrosine kinase inhibitor and whole brain radiotherapy for epidermal growth factor receptor-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer with brain metastases
  7. Randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating oral glutamine on radiation-induced oral mucositis and dermatitis in head and neck cancer patients
  8. Interactive Effects between Chronic Lead Exposure and the Homeostatic Iron Regulator Transport HFE Polymorphism on the Human Red Blood Cell Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
  9. Treatment with TNF-α inhibitor rectifies M1 macrophage polarization from blood CD14+ monocytes in patients with psoriasis independent of STAT1 and IRF-1 activation
  10. Computer/Mobile Device Screen Time of Children and Their Eye Care Behavior: The Roles of Risk Perception and Parenting
  11. Vocational rehabilitation for enhancing return-to-work in workers with traumatic upper limb injuries
  12. Risk of tuberculosis comparison in new users of antitumour necrosis factor-α and with existing disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy
  13. Toxic Metals Increase Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Levels, Modified by Essential Elements and Different Types of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Promoter Single-nucleotide Polymorphisms
  14. Use of Genetic Algorithm Combinational Single-nucleotide Polymorphisms Could Modify the Association of Blood Lead Levels and Bone Matrix Density
  15. Expedite recovery from esophagectomy and reconstruction for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after perioperative management protocol reinvention
  16. n-Hexane intoxication in a Chinese medicine pharmaceutical plant: a case report
  17. Cost-effectiveness Analysis for Genotyping before Allopurinol Treatment to Prevent Severe Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions
  18. The association of the blood lead level and serum lipid concentrations may be modified by the genetic combination of the metallothionein 2A polymorphisms rs10636 GC and rs28366003 AA
  19. Distinct subpopulations of hepatitis C virus infectious cells with different levels of intracellular hepatitis C virus core protein
  20. Predictive factors for anti-HBs status after 1 booster dose of hepatitis B vaccine
  21. Clinical significance of skin rash in dengue fever: A focus on discomfort, complications, and disease outcome
  22. Urban–rural differences in parental Internet mediation and adolescents’ Internet risks in Taiwan
  23. Effect of Workplace Counseling Interventions Launched by Workplace Health Promotion and Tobacco Control Centers in Taiwan: An Evaluation Based on the Ottawa Charter
  24. Risk Factors for Early Failure of Arteriovenous Vascular Access Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  25. A threshold regression model to predict return to work after traumatic limb injury
  26. Compliance with risk management plan recommendations on laboratory monitoring of antitumor necrosis factor-α therapy in clinical practice
  27. Intensity modulated radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost vs. conventional radiotherapy with sequential boost for breast cancer – A preliminary result
  28. Preoperative and Intraoperative Factors for Early Failure of Native Arteriovenous Fistulas
  29. Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Active Tuberculosis Disease
  30. Antithyroid Antibodies Are Implicated in Epileptogenesis of Adult Patients With Epilepsy
  31. RTOG, CTCAE and WHO criteria for acute radiation dermatitis correlate with cutaneous blood flow measurements
  32. Prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic colorectal diverticulosis in Taiwan
  33. Hepatitis C virus infection is associated with an increased risk of active tuberculosis disease
  34. Geographic Variation of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence: Correlation with the Incidence of Renal Cell Carcinoma or Urothelial Carcinoma?
  35. Prophylactic Treatment with Adlay Bran Extract Reduces the Risk of Severe Acute Radiation Dermatitis: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study
  36. Changes in biophysical properties of the skin following radiotherapy for breast cancer
  37. Determining delayed admission to the intensive care unit for mechanically ventilated patients in the emergency department
  38. Cirrhosis as a Risk Factor for Tuberculosis Infection—A Nationwide Longitudinal Study in Taiwan
  39. Liver function tests may be useful tools for advanced cancer patient care: A preliminary single-center result
  40. Maternal diabetes or hypertension and lifestyle factors may be associated with metabolic syndrome: A population-based study in Taiwan
  41. Outcome of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Adult General Wards
  42. Female Gender and Acne Disease Are Jointly and Independently Associated with the Risk of Major Depression and Suicide: A National Population-Based Study
  43. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Asymptomatic Colorectal Polyps in Taiwan
  44. A retrospective analysis of the factors associated with hypercalcaemia in patients with advanced cancer
  45. Relationship between peripheral artery disease and combined albuminuria and low estimated glomerular filtration rate among elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
  46. Vocational rehabilitation for enhancing return-to-work in workers with traumatic upper limb injuries
  47. The impact of occupational health service network and reporting system in Taiwan
  48. Pb2+induced IL-8 gene expression by extracellular signal-regulated kinases and the transcription factor, activator protein 1, in human gastric carcinoma cells
  49. A comprehensive approach in hospice shared care in Taiwan: Nonelderly patients have more physical, psychosocial and spiritual suffering
  50. Pb2+ induces gastrin gene expression by extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 and transcription factor activator protein 1 in human gastric carcinoma cells
  51. The Association of Prolonged QT Interval on Electrocardiography and Chronic Lead Exposure
  52. Return to Work and Quality of Life in Workers With Traumatic Limb Injuries: A 2-Year Repeated-Measurements Study
  53. Metallothionein 1A polymorphisms may influence urine uric acid and N-acetyl-beta-d-glucosaminidase (NAG) excretion in chronic lead-exposed workers
  54. Integrating health-related quality of life with sickness leave days for return-to-work assessment in traumatic limb injuries
  55. Factors related to nephrotic-range proteinuria in late-stage chronic kidney disease patients with diabetes mellitus
  56. The Effects of Lead Exposure on the Activities of δ-Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase with the Modification of the Relative Genotypes
  57. Possible Association of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Gene (CHRNA4 and CHRNB2) Polymorphisms with Nicotine Dependence in Japanese Males: An Exploratory Study
  58. Mechanistic correlations between two itch biomarkers, cytokine interleukin-31 and neuropeptide β-endorphin, via STAT3/calcium axis in atopic dermatitis
  59. Vocational rehabilitation for enhancing return-to-work in workers with traumatic upper limb injuries
  60. Comparison of Clinical Outcome of Breast Cancer Patients with T1-2 Tumor and One to Three Positive Nodes with or without Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy
  61. Trajectories and predictors of return to work after traumatic limb injury – a 2-year follow-up study
  62. Functional Regulation of Interleukin-31 Production by its Genetic Polymorphism in Patients with Extrinsic Atopic Dermatitis
  63. Effects of long-term antiepileptic drug monotherapy on vascular risk factors and atherosclerosis
  64. Divalent lead cations induce cyclooxygenase-2 gene expression by epidermal growth factor receptor/nuclear factor-kappa B signaling in A431carcinoma cells
  65. Lifetime exposure to cigarette smoking and the development of adult-onset atopic dermatitis
  66. Prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic peptic ulcer disease in Taiwan
  67. Application of sugaring-out extraction for the determination of sulfonamides in honey by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection
  68. Risks of Exposure to Occupational Asthmogens in Atopic and Nonatopic Asthma
  69. Bereaved females are more likely to suffer from mood problems even if they do not meet the criteria for prolonged grief
  70. Determination of tetracyclines in surface water and milk by the magnesium hydroxide coprecipitation method
  71. Determination of sulfonamides in swine muscle after salting-out assisted liquid extraction with acetonitrile coupled with back-extraction by a water/acetonitrile/dichloromethane ternary component system prior to high-performance liquid chromatography
  72. Cerebral metabolic changes in neurologically presymptomatic patients undergoing haemodialysis: in vivo proton MR spectroscopic findings
  73. Application of dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction and dispersive micro-solid-phase extraction for the determination of quinolones in swine muscle by high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection
  74. Sex Differences in Metabolic Morbidities: Influenced by Diet or Exercise Habits?
  75. The Association of Metallothionein-4 Gene Polymorphism and Renal Function in Long-Term Lead-Exposed Workers
  76. Determinants of complicated grief in caregivers who cared for terminal cancer patients
  77. Erosive Esophagitis in Asymptomatic Subjects: Risk Factors
  78. Comparison of Plasma Antioxidant Levels and Related Metabolic Parameters Between Smokers and Non-smokers
  79. End-Stage Renal Disease: In Vivo Diffusion-Tensor Imaging of Silent White Matter Damage
  80. Subclinical White Matter Integrity in Subjects with Cumulative Lead Exposure
  81. Long-term antiepileptic drug therapy contributes to the acceleration of atherosclerosis
  82. A Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study of the Chronic Lead Effect on the Basal Ganglion and Frontal and Occipital Lobes in Middle-Age Adults
  83. Chronic fatigue of the small enterprise workers participating in an occupational health checkup center in southern Taiwan
  84. The Application of Infrared Thermography in the Assessment of Patients With Coccygodynia Before and After Manual Therapy Combined With Diathermy
  85. Increased concentrations of serum inhibin B among male workers with long-term moderate lead exposure
  86. The use of fine nets to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes on dry farmland in southern Taiwan
  87. Dispersive solid-phase microextraction method for sample extraction in the analysis of four tetracyclines in water and milk samples by high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection
  88. Muscle Metabolism in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Assessed by In Vivo Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  89. A New Application of Spatiotemporal Analysis for Detecting Demographic Variations in AIDS Mortality: An Example from Florida
  90. Longitudinally Monitoring Chemotherapy Effect of Malignant Musculoskeletal Tumors With In Vivo Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  91. A follow-up comparison of blood lead levels between foreign and native workers of battery manufacturing in Taiwan
  92. Factors influencing women's quality of life in the later half of life
  93. A case-control study on the relationship of hearing function and blood concentrations of lead, manganese, arsenic, and selenium
  94. In Vivo Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Assessment for Muscle Metabolism in Neuromuscular Diseases
  95. Copper Deficiency, Lead, and Paraoxonase: Li et al. Respond
  96. Lifetime cigarette smoke and second-hand smoke and cervical intraepithelial neoplasm—A community-based case–control study☆
  97. Video‐assisted extrathoracic bleb excision: An ultra‐minithoracotomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax
  98. Early Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Primary Spontaneous Hemopneumothorax
  99. Comparison of Local Recurrence and Distant Metastases between Breast Cancer Patients after Postmastectomy Radiotherapy with and without Immediate TRAM Flap Reconstruction
  100. Once-daily vs. twice-daily intrapleural urokinase treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusion in paediatric patients: a randomised, prospective study*
  101. Alveolar-capillary membrane permeability for early prediction of response of inhaled steroid on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  102. Lead Exposure Is Associated with Decreased Serum Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) Activityand Genotypes
  103. Low blood lead concentration in association with infertility in women
  104. Comparison of radiographic landmarks and the echocardiographic SVC/RA junction in the positioning of long-term central venous catheters
  105. Acute effect of ionic high osmolar contrast medium on renal antioxidant enzyme activity in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
  106. Transepidermal water loss, serum IgE and β -endorphin as important and independent biological markers for development of itch intensity in atopic dermatitis
  107. Charge Migration in Dicationic Electrophiles and Its Application to the Synthesis of Aza-polycyclic Aromatic Compounds
  108. STAT3 ser727 phosphorylation and its association with negative estrogen receptor status in breast infiltrating ductal carcinoma
  109. Frequency and Prediction of Abnormal Findings on Neuroimaging of Infants with Bulging Anterior Fontanelles
  110. Association between Quantitative High-Risk Human Papillomavirus DNA Load and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasm Risk
  111. Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Is Minimally Invasive, But Is It Less Traumatic?
  112. Correlation of plasma homocysteine level with arterial stiffness and pulse pressure in hemodialysis patients
  113. Estimation of Burden of Lead for Offspring of Female Lead Workers: A Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY) Assessment
  114. Color Doppler Ultrasound Detection and Classification of the Tangential Hepatic Vein before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  115. Raffinee in the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury: An Open-Labeled Clinical Trial
  116. Reversible neurobehavioral performance with reductions in blood lead levels–A prospective study on lead workers
  117. Transthoracic or Transhiatal Resection for Middle- and Lower-Third Esophageal Carcinoma?
  118. Bilateral Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy vs. Extended Transsternal Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis: A Prospective Study
  119. Sympathetic Hypertensive Syndrome: A Possible Surgically Curable Type of Hypertension
  120. Needlestick/sharps injuries among vocational school nursing students in southern Taiwan
  121. The Influence of Milk Intake on The Lead Toxicity to The Sensory Nervous System in Lead Workers
  122. Do Pulmonary Hemodynamics Change After Effective Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema?
  123. Transition of cord blood lead level, 1985–2002, in the Taipei area and its determinants after the cease of leaded gasoline use
  124. Correlation of Serum Total IgE, Eosinophil Granule Cationic Proteins, Sensitized Allergens and Family Aggregation in Atopic Dermatitis Patients with or without Rhinitis
  125. Increased Risk of Preterm Delivery in Women Residing near Thermal Power Plants in Taiwan
  126. Reduction in Kidney Cancer Mortality Following Installation of a Tap Water Supply System in an Arsenic-Endemic Area of Taiwan
  127. The offspring sex ratio of surgeons in a Taiwan Medical Centre
  128. Investigations of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphism Affecting Workers’ Susceptibility to Lead
  129. Relationship between air pollution and daily mortality in a subtropical city: Taipei, Taiwan
  130. Fiber-optic bronchoscopic classification of inhalation injury: prediction of acute lung injury
  131. Increased risk of preterm delivery among people living near the three oil refineries in Taiwan
  132. Treatment of Complicated Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion With Intrapleural Streptokinase in Children
  133. O8-03 Acute modulation of renal antioxidant activities by contrast media in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats
  134. Evidence for Increased Risks of Preterm Delivery in a Population Residing near a Freeway in Taiwan
  135. Preterm delivery among people living around Portland cement plants
  136. Arsenic in drinking water and adverse pregnancy outcome in an arseniasis-endemic area in northeastern Taiwan
  137. Association between Petrochemical Air Pollution and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Taiwan
  138. Invasion of the Cardiovascular System in Childhood Malignant Hepatic Tumors
  139. Increased Risk of Preterm Delivery in Areas with Cancer Mortality Problems from Petrochemical Complexes
  140. Risk factors and risk for mortality of mild hypoparathyroidism in hemodialysis patients
  141. Relationship between Blood Lead Concentrations and Learning Achievement among Primary School Children in Taiwan
  142. Comparison of breast mammography, sonography and physical examination for screening women at high risk of breast cancer in taiwan
  143. RESPIRATORY AND IRRITANT HEALTH EFFECTS IN TOLLBOOTH COLLECTORS IN TAIWAN
  144. Letter to the Editor
  145. Interrelations of lead levels in bone, venous blood, and umbilical cord blood with exogenous lead exposure through maternal plasma lead in peripartum women.
  146. Adverse Health Effects among Household Waste Collectors in Taiwan
  147. An unusual case of organophosphate intoxication of a worker in a plastic bottle recycling plant: an important reminder.
  148. Vibration perception thresholds in workers with long term exposure to lead
  149. Adolescent hyperactivity and general psychopathology
  150. Relationship of blood lead levels to personal hygiene habits in lead battery workers: Taiwan, 1991-1997