2 results match your criteria: "Dankook Medical Center[Affiliation]"
Epidemiological characteristics of mobile phone ownership and use in korean children and adolescents.
Environ Health Toxicol
February 2014
School of Information and Communication Engineering, Chungbuk National University College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cheongju, Korea.
Objectives: As public concern on possible harmful effects of mobile phone in children has been raised, information of epidemiological characteristics of mobile phone use in children and adolescents will be essential for public health policy.
Methods: Using three databases (n=21,693) collected from 2008 to 2011, we examined characteristics of mobile phone ownership and use, and socioeconomic positions (SEP) in Korean children and adolescents.
Results: The ownership rate and the amount of mobile phone use were higher in females than males, in higher school grades than lower grades, and at 2011 than 2008.
Children's Mental Health in the Area Affected by the Hebei Spirit Oil Spill Accident.
Environ Health Toxicol
September 2013
Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. ; Environmental Health Center, Dankook Medical Center, Cheonan, Korea.
Objectives: Children are one of the most vulnerable populations to the impact of disasters. We aimed to examine children's mental health in the area affected by the Hebei Spirit oil spill accident on December 7, 2007.
Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted using the Korean versions of the Children's Depression Inventory and State Anxiety Inventory for Children on 1,362 children attending elementary schools in the affected area.