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Cardiology / Original Article
Sex-specific impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the incidence of metabolic syndrome: a comparative study of 2018–2019 and 2020–2021
Kyeong-Hyeon Chun, Hyun-Jin Kim, Dae Ryong Kang, Jang Young Kim, Wonjin Kim, Yong Whi Jeong, Seung Hwan Han, Kwang Kon Koh; on behalf of the Taskforce Team of the Metabolic Syndrome Fact Sheet of the Korean Society of Cardiometabolic Syndrome
Korean J Intern Med. 2025;40(2):262-274. Published online March 1, 2025
Background/Aims: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted global health, exacerbated metabolic health issues, and altered lifestyle behaviors. This study examined the sex-specific impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the incidence of metabolic syndrome using data fro..
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Rapid Communication / Brief Communication
Four cases of coronavirus disease 2019 in the early stage of pandemic of South Korea: a single public hospital experience
Mi Young Ahn, Dong Hyun Oh, Suhyun Kim, Jae-Phil Choi, Ji Hyeon Lee, Young Kyung Lee, Ki Ho Hong
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(4):788-792. Published online July 1, 2020
In view of this pandemic, as of February 2020, South Korea has the second highest number of confirmed cases in the world. Herein, we report four confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the early stage of the pandemic in South Korea and describe the identification, diagnosis, clinical ..
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Infectious diseases / Original Article
Clinical and economic analysis of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic among pregnant Korean women
Won Suk Choi, Min Joo Choi, Ji Yoon Noh, Joon Young Song, Woo Joo Kim, Dae Won Park, Jacob Lee, Yu Bin Seo, Ji Hyeon Baek, Sooran Choi, Hee Jin Cheong
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(5):1136-1144. Published online December 15, 2017
Background/Aims: Unlike Western countries, the 2009 pandemic influenza infection among pregnant women was reported as mild in a previous interim study in South Korea. However, several mortalities were reported thereafter, suggesting that nationwide data were lacking.
Methods: This case-control stud..
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