In 1997–1998 a widespread economic crisis hit the economies of many East/Southeast
Asian countries; its impact on suicide rates across the region has not been systematically …

Background The objectives of this study were to assess the accuracy of cause-of-death
coding, determine the extent to which coders follow the selection rules of coding set out in …

In industrialised Western nations suicide rates tend to be high in inner city areas and socially
fragmented neighbourhoods. Few studies have investigated spatial variations in suicide in …

Background To examine unintentional drowning mortality by age and body of water across
60 countries, to provide a starting point for further in-depth investigations within individual …

To identify characteristics of certifying physicians and the deceased that are associated with
errors in death certificate completion in Taiwan, we retrospectively reviewed 4123 …

Objective To identify cause-of-death categories in which suicides might be misclassified in
Taiwan. Methods We plotted secular trends (1971–2007) in sex-and method-specific rates of …

Objectives Patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) are at a higher risk of developing
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). However, little is known with regard to the risk of …

Objective. To estimate the incidence and mortality of treated primary Sjögren's syndrome
(pSS) by sex and age group in Taiwan. Methods. We used claims data of the Bureau of …

Dysfunction of degradation machineries causes cancers, including hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC). Overexpression of cyclin D1 in HCC has been reported. We previously …

Background: Information about known risk factors for congenital heart disease is scarce. In
this population-based study, we aimed to investigate the relation between maternal chronic …