- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Health and Wellbeing Research
Ewha Womans University
2021
Background: Preterm birth contributes to the morbidity and mortality of newborns infants. Recent studies have shown that maternal exposure particulate matter extreme temperatures results in immune dysfunction, which can induce preterm birth. This study aimed evaluate association between fine (PM2.5) exposure, temperature, Seoul, Republic Korea. Methods: We used 2010–2016 data from obtained Korea National Statistical Office Microdata. PM2.5 concentration Seoul were generated through Community...
Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) has been linked allergic disease onset. Variations in the glutathione S-transferase (GST) gene family can impact progression of diseases. We sought examine association between prenatal PAH and infantile diseases 6-month-old infants, how maternal M1 (GSTM1) or T1 (GSTT1) polymorphism affects Mothers Children's Environmental Health (MOCEH) study.The study sample comprised 349 infants their mothers from MOCEH study, for whom...
Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the working time patterns including length, shift type, intensity, and special aspects hours for hospital nurses.BR Background: Working patterns, such as long work with night shift, are important public health issue. However, most previous studies were based on self-report data, only a few have attempted comprehensively estimate pattern by considering various work.BR Method: schedule total 1,254 nurses who worked at general in 2017, analyzed...