Effects of Asian dust storm events on daily mortality in Taipei, Taiwan

…, PC Sheen, ER Chen, YK Liu, TN Wu, CY Yang - Environmental …, 2004 - Elsevier
In spring, windblown dust storms originating in the deserts of Mongolia and China make their
way to Taipei City. These occurrences are known as Asian dust storm events. The objective …

Evidence for an association between air pollution and daily stroke admissions in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

SS Tsai, WB Goggins, HF Chiu, CY Yang - Stroke, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Many studies have reported increases in daily cardiovascular
mortality and hospital admissions associated with increases in levels of air pollutants. …

Ambient influenza and avian influenza virus during dust storm days and background days

PS Chen, FT Tsai, CK Lin, CY Yang… - Environmental …, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background The spread of influenza and highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) presents
a significant threat to human health. Avian influenza outbreaks in downwind areas of Asian …

Epidemiological features of CKD in Taiwan

HW Kuo, SS Tsai, MM Tiao, CY Yang - American journal of kidney diseases, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Taiwan is the highest
in the world. However, epidemiological features of earlier chronic kidney disease (CKD) …

Accuracy of presurgical functional MR imaging for language mapping of brain tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, JD Lee, JT Yang, CT Yang, YH Tsai, CY Yang… - Radiology, 2018 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To compare functional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for language mapping (hereafter,
language functional MR imaging) with direct cortical stimulation (DCS) in patients …

Arsenic in drinking water and adverse pregnancy outcome in an arseniasis-endemic area in northeastern Taiwan

CY Yang, CC Chang, SS Tsai, HY Chuang, CK Ho… - Environmental …, 2003 - Elsevier
The well water in Lanyang Basin, which is located in the northeastern portion of Taiwan island,
was found to have high levels of arsenic ranging from undetectable levels (<0.15ppb) to …

DOES ARSENIC EXPOSURE INCREASE THE RISK FOR LIVER CANCER? 1

…, SC Ho, LY Wang, TN Wu, CY Yang - Journal of Toxicology and …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Arsenic has been well documented as the major risk factor for development of blackfoot
disease (BFD), a unique peripheral vascular disease that was once endemic to the …

Calcium, magnesium, and nitrate in drinking water and gastric cancer mortality

CY Yang, MF Cheng, SS Tsai… - Japanese Journal of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The possible association between the risk of gastric cancer and the levels of calcium,
magnesium, and nitrate in drinking water from municipal supplies was investigated in a matched …

[HTML][HTML] Risk assessment of adverse birth outcomes in relation to maternal age

YH Weng, CY Yang, YW Chiu - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Although a number of studies have investigated correlations of maternal age with
birth outcomes, an extensive assessment using age as a continuous variable is lacking. In …

Calcium and magnesium in drinking water and risk of death from cerebrovascular disease

CY Yang - Stroke, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Many studies have demonstrated a negative association between
mortality from cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases and water hardness. This report …