BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The studies assessing the impact of insomnia on stroke are still lacking. We aim to investigate insomnia in relation to subsequent stroke during the 4-year follow-up.
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We used insurance claims of a nationally representative population-based cohort to assess the longitudinal healthcare-seeking prevalence and incidence of insomnia.
METHODS
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We investigated the implications of hypervirulence determinants on clinical features of 48 adult patients with bacteremia caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae.… (More)
BACKGROUND
The incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) is high in dialysis patients. Limited data are available on the risk factors for IE and long-term outcome after IE in dialysis patients,… (More)
Chronic indwelling urinary catheters (CIDCs) are known as a risk factor for bladder cancer in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). This study examined the potential risk of bladder cancer from… (More)
PURPOSE
Bone remodeling has been linked to glucose metabolism in animal studies, but the results of human trials were inconclusive. Bisphosphonates may play a role in glucose metabolism through their… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the healthcare-seeking prevalence of those with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) among National Health Insurance enrollees in Taiwan.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
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The purpose of this study was to determine the long-term postpartum risk of end-stage renal disease in women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Although most women with hypertensive… (More)
PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of connection type and impression technique on the accuracy of fit of implant-supported fixed complete-arch dental prostheses (IFCDPs).
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BACKGROUND
The epidemiologic profile of ethnic Chinese patients with Dupuytren's disease is unknown. We therefore investigated the epidemiology of Dupuytren's disease using Taiwan's National Health… (More)