2 results match your criteria: "Republic of Korea. Electronic address: baekhj@gilhospital.com.[Affiliation]"
Contextual response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the experience of South Korea.
Public Health
September 2023
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:
Particulate matter (PM) as a newly identified environmental risk factor for acute gout flares: A time-series study.
Joint Bone Spine
March 2021
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine Gil Medical Center, 21 Namdongdae-ro 774-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, 21565, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of short-term exposure to ambient particulate matter less than 10μm in diameter (PM) on occurrence of acute gout flares in the general population and identify susceptible groups accordingly.
Methods: The data of emergency department (ED) cases with acute gout flare in Incheon city, Korea between January 1st 2008 and December 31st 2015 were collected from the National Health Insurance Service claims data. The levels of PM and meterological measurements were provided by the Ministry of Environment and the National Meterological Office, respectively.