Endoscopic band ligation (EBL) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) have emerged as alternative therapies of gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) in addition to endoscopic thermal therapy (ETT), but the optimum choice remains inconclusive. We conducted a meta-analysis in order to compare these three treatments for GAVE. We searched the electronic databases of PubMed, Embase and...
Yu-Kang Tu 2 Kuo- Liong ChienID 2 0 Department of Family Medicine, Hsinchu MacKay Memorial Hospital , Hsinchu, Taiwan , 2 Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health ... Acknowledgments We would like to thank Editage for editing and proofreading this manuscript. Author Contributions Conceptualization: Tzu-Lin Yeh, Yu-Kang Tu, Kuo-Liong Chien. Data curation: Tzu-Lin Yeh, Ming
ESRD. 10 / 13 Supporting information S1 Checklist. STROBE statement. (DOC) Author Contributions Conceptualization: Yu-Kang Chang, Hueng-Chuen Fan, Wan-Ni Tsai, Paik-Seong Lim. Data curation: Yu-Kang ... Chang, Wan-Ni Tsai, Paik-Seong Lim. Formal analysis: Yu-Kang Chang. Investigation: Yu-Kang Chang, Wan-Ni Tsai, Paik-Seong Lim. Methodology: Yu-Kang Chang, Yuan-Hung Wang, Paik-Seong Lim. Project
-Lang Chen. Data curation: Yi Chen. Formal analysis: Wei-Cheng Lin, Ying-Hua Liao, Yi Chen, Pei-Yu Kang. Funding acquisition: Yi-Lang Chen. Investigation: Yi-Lang Chen, Wei-Cheng Lin, Ying-Hua Liao ... , Pei-Yu Kang. Methodology: Yi-Lang Chen. Project administration: Yi-Lang Chen. 12 / 14 Software: Wei-Cheng Lin, Ying-Hua Liao, Yi Chen, Pei-Yu Kang. Supervision: Yi-Lang Chen. Validation: Yi Chen
The major concept of "oxidative stress
Researchers have emphasized the importance of examining how different factors affect men’s and women’s functional status over time. To date, the literature is unclear about whether sex affects the rate of change in disability in middle to older age. Researchers have further emphasized the importance of examining how different factors affect men’s and women’s functional status...
The rate of preterm birth has been increasing worldwide. Most preterm babies are at an increased risk of central nervous system impairments as well as respiratory and gastrointestinal complications. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiologic characteristics of and associated factors contributing to preterm birth in Taiwan. Information on obstetric antecedents and...
Yu-Kang Chang1 Kou-Huang Chen2 Kow-Tong Chen3 4 1Chi-Mei Medical Center, Liouying Campus, Department of Radiology, Tainan, Taiwan 2Sanming University, School of Mechanical
associations of PD with TMD, as well as the risk of causal motor symptoms, is of substantial value for those seeking to improve oral health policies. Author Contributions Conceptualization: Ya-Yi Chen, Yu-Kang ... Chang. Data curation: Ya-Yi Chen, Hueng-Chuen Fan, Yu-Kang Chang. Formal analysis: Ya-Yi Chen, Hueng-Chuen Fan, Yu-Kang Chang. Investigation: Ya-Yi Chen, Yu-Kang Chang. Methodology: Ya-Yi Chen, Hueng
This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and risk factors of thyroid dysfunction (TD) in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection in Taiwan. The data in this study were obtained from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research (Taiwan NHIR) database between 2001 and 2013. CHC patients treated with pegylated interferon/ribavirin (PEG-IFN/RBV) were enrolled as case...
Yu-Kang Chang1 Kou-Huang Chen2 Kow-Tong Chen3 4 1Chi-Mei Medical Center, Liouying Campus, Department of Radiology, Tainan, Taiwan 2Sanming University, School of Mechanical
-Squibb. Yaa-Hui Dong and Yu-Kang Tu have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Funding This work was supported by Grants from the National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsin-Chu Branch (105-HCH016 and 105
ChangInstitute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanChia Hsuin Chang, Yi-Chun Yeh, Lee-Ming Chuang & Yu-Kang Tu AuthorsSearch for Yi-Cheng ... • Google Scholar Search for Lee-Ming Chuang in:Nature Research journals • PubMed • Google Scholar Search for Yu-Kang Tu in:Nature Research journals • PubMed • Google Scholar Contributions Conception and
managing the datasets. Author Contributions Conceptualization: Ya-Mei Chen, Tung-Liang Chiang, Duan-Rung Chen, Ray-E Chang. 12 / 15 Data curation: Ya-Mei Chen, Yu-Kang Tu, Hsiao-Wei Yu. Formal analysis ... -Mei Chen. Writing ? review & editing: Ya-Mei Chen, Yu-Kang Tu, Tzu-Ying Chiu, Duan-Rung Chen, Ray-E Chang. 13 / 15 14 / 15 1. Rowe JW , Kahn RL . Successful aging . Gerontologist . 1997 ; 37 ( 4
Background Risk of bias (ROB) may threaten the internal validity of a clinical trial by distorting the magnitude of treatment effect estimates, although some conflicting information on this assumption exists. Objective The objective of this study was evaluate the effect of ROB on the magnitude of treatment effect estimates in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in periodontology...
Background Transplant tourism has increased rapidly in the past two decades, accounting for about 10% of world organ transplants. However it is ethically controversial and discouraged by professional guidelines. We conducted this study to investigate the outcomes and trends of overseas kidney and liver transplantation in Taiwan to provide a sound basis for ethical reflection...
, approved the final draft. Jia-Sin Liu performed the experiments, analyzed the data, prepared figures and/or tables. Yu-Kang Chang performed the experiments, analyzed the data. Ming-Huang Lin performed the
Chen, Ying-Chun Chen, Der-Cherng Tarng, Hsien-Ho Lin, Yu-Kang Tu. Data curation: Mei-Yi Wu, Ying-Chun Chen. Formal analysis: Tzu-Ting Chen, Yun-Chun Wu. Methodology: Mei-Yi Wu, Hsien-Ho Lin, Yu-Kang ... Tu. Software: Tzu-Ting Chen, Yun-Chun Wu. Supervision: Der-Cherng Tarng, Hsien-Ho Lin, Yu-Kang Tu. Writing ± original draft: Mei-Yi Wu, Tzu-Ting Chen, Yu-Kang Tu. Writing ± review & editing: Mei-Yi
Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, TaiwanJia-Sin Liu, Yu-Kang Chang & Chih-Cheng HsuDepartment of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanChih-Cheng HsuInstitute ... Hung in:Nature Research journals • PubMed • Google ScholarSearch for Jia-Sin Liu in:Nature Research journals • PubMed • Google ScholarSearch for Yu-Kang Chang in:Nature Research journals • PubMed
