Socio-demographic Characteristics and Leading Causes of Death Among the Casualties of Meteorological Events...2013

Objectives This study investigated the socio-demographic characteristics and medical causes of death among meteorological disaster casualties and compared them with deaths from all…

Assessment of exposure to heavy metals and health risks among residents near abandoned metal mines in Goseong 2013

Abstract Metal contamination from mining activity is of great concern because of potential health risks to the local inhabitants. In the present study, we investigated the levels of Cd, Cu, As, Pb,…

The Long and Short Incubation Periods of Plasmodium vivax Malaria in Korea..2013

Abstract Background The cases of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Korea are mixed with long and short incubation periods. This study aims to define clinico-epidemiologic chracteristcs of Plasmodium…; there was a higher proportion of long incubation period infection cases in Gangwon-do than in Gyeonggi-do and Incheon. The proportion of long incubation period cases showed significant correlation…

The Effects of Temperature on Heat-related Illness...during 2012 in the Republic of Korea 2013    

Objectives This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between heat-related illnesses developed in the summer of 2012 and temperature. Methods The study analyzed data generated by a…