Public health and policy
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association | 2009 • Vol 108
Repeated Pneumonia Severity Index Measurement After Admission Increases its
Predictive Value for Mortality in Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia
Chiung-Zuei Chen, Po-Sheng Fan, Chien-Chung Lin, Cheng-Hung Lee, Tzuen-Ren
Hsiue ....................................................................................................................... 219
Predicting Factors in the Last Week of Survival in Elderly Patients with Terminal
Cancer: A Prospective Study in Southern Taiwan
Yee-Hsin Kao, Cheng-Nan Chen, Jui-Kun Chiang, Shin-Shin Chen, Wen-Wei
Huang ...................................................................................................................... 231
Assessment of Changes in Knowledge and Stigmatization Following Tuberculosis
Training Workshops in Taiwan
Ping-Sheng Wu, Pesus Chou, Nien-Tzu Chang, Wen-Jung Sun, Hsu-Sung Kuo ..... 377
Hospitalization for Ambulatory-care-sensitive Conditions in Taiwan Following the
SARS Outbreak: A Population-based Interrupted Time Series Study
Yu-Tung Huang, Yue-Chune Lee, Chun-Ju Hsiao ................................................... 386
Changing Quality of Life in Hysterectomized Women
Ching-Fang Lee, Fur-Hsing Wen, Shu-Shan Lin, Hsien-Ming Lin ......................... 414
Epidemiology of Congenital Anomalies in a Population-based Birth Registry in
Taiwan, 2002
Bing-Yu Chen, Bing-Fang Hwang, Yue-Liang Guo ................................................. 460
Predictive Model for Length of Hospital Stay of Patients Surviving Surgery for
Perforated Peptic Ulcer
Chin-Hsien Li, Ming-Jong Bair, Wen-Hsiung Chang, Shou-Chuan Shih, Shee-Chan
Lin, Ching-Ying Yeh ................................................................................................. 644
Model-based Prediction of Length of Stay for Rehabilitating Stroke Patients
Chien-Lin Lin, Pao-Hsuan Lin, Li-Wei Chou, Shou-Jen Lan, Nai-Hsin Meng,
Sui-Foon Lo, Hong-Dar Isaac Wu ........................................................................... 653
Key Process Indicators of Mortality in the Implementation of Protocol-driven Therapy
for Severe Sepsis
Jiun-Long Wang, Chun-Shih Chin, Ming-Chen Chang, Chi-Yuan Yi, Sou-Jen Shih,
Jeng-Yuan Hsu, Chieh-Liang Wu ........................................................................... 778
Medical Expenditure and Family Satisfaction Between Hospice and General Care in
Terminal Cancer Patients in Taiwan
Wen-Yuan Lin, Tai-Yuan Chiu, Hua-Shai Hsu, Lance E. Davidson, Tsann Lin,
Kao-Chi
Cheng, Chang-Fang Chiu, Chia-Ing Li, Yi-Wen Chiu, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Chiu-Shong
Liu........................................................................................................................... 794
Pediatricians’ Role in Caring for Preschool Children in TaiwanUnder the
National Health Insurance Program
Ming-Chih Lin, Mei-Su Lai .....................................................................................849
Effects of Supplementary Private Health Insurance on Physician Visits in Korea
Sungwook Kang, Chang Hoon You, Young Dae Kwon, Eun-Hwan Oh.................. 912
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association | 2010 •Vol 109
Cost-effectiveness Analysis of a Two-stage Screening Intervention for
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Taiwan
Sophy Ting-Fang Shih, Steve Crowley, Jin-Chuan Sheu ......................................... 39
Survey of Do-not-resuscitate Orders in Surgical Intensive Care Units
Yu-Chen Huang, Sheng-Jean Huang, Wen-Je Ko .................................................... 201
Selecting a Cutoff Point for a Developmental Screening Test Based on Overall
Diagnostic Indices and Total Expected Utilities of Professional Preferences
Hua-Fang Liao, Ling-Yee Cheng, Wu-Shiun Hsieh, Ming-Chin Yang .................... 209
Secondary Prevention of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Areas Where
Smoking, Alcohol, and Betel Quid Chewing are Prevalent
Chen-Shuan Chung, Yi-Chia Lee, Cheng-Ping Wang, Jenq-Yuh Ko, Wen-Lun Wang,
Ming-Shiang Wu, Hsiu-Po Wang ............................................................................. 408
Quality of Life in Taiwanese Breast Cancer Survivors With Breast-conserving
Therapy
Chi-Cheng Huang, Heng-Hui Lien, Shih-Hsin Tu, Ching-Shui Huang, Jaan-Yeh Jeng,
Hui-Lin Chao, Hsiao-Lun Sun, Wei-Chu Chie........................................................ 493
Utilization of Emergency Department in Patients With Non-urgent Medical Problems:
Patient Preference and Emergency Department Convenience
Jeffrey Che-Hung Tsai, Yia-Wun Liang, William S. Pearson ................................. 533
Trends in Hospitalization for Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Diabetic Patients in Taiwan:
Analysis of National Claims Data, 1997–2005
Chih-Ching Liu, Kai-Ren Chen, Hua-Fen Chen, Hsiu-Li Huang, Ming-Chung Ko,
Chung-Yi Li .......................................................................................................... .. 725