2016
Impact of universal health coverage on urban–rural inequity in psychiatric service utilisation for patients with first admission for psychosis: a 10-year nationwide population-based study in Taiwan
Chiang C, Chen P, Huang L, Kuo P, Tung Y, Liu C, Chen W. Impact of universal health coverage on urban–rural inequity in psychiatric service utilisation for patients with first admission for psychosis: a 10-year nationwide population-based study in Taiwan. BMJ Open 2016, 6: e010802. PMID: 26940114, PMCID: PMC4785302, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAmbulatory CareDatabases, FactualFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedNational Health ProgramsPatient AdmissionPsychotic DisordersRetrospective StudiesRural PopulationTaiwanUniversal Health InsuranceUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsUniversal health coverageService utilisationUrban-rural residenceUrban-rural inequalitiesHealth coverageUrban patientsEmergency departmentImplementation of universal health coverageImpacts of universal health coverageNationwide population-based studyQuality of careTaiwan National Health Insurance Research DatabaseNational Health Insurance Research DatabaseRural-dwelling patientsHealth Insurance Research DatabasePopulation-based studyUrban-rural differencesPopulation coverage ratePsychiatric outpatient servicesMedical claims recordsNationwide cohort of patientsRisk of readmissionRural patientsUrban-rural gapPsychiatric readmission
2012
CC genotype donors for the interleukin‐28B single nucleotide polymorphism are associated with better outcomes in hepatitis C after liver transplant
Firpi R, Dong H, Clark V, Soldevila‐Pico C, Morelli G, Cabrera R, Norkina O, Shuster J, Nelson D, Liu C. CC genotype donors for the interleukin‐28B single nucleotide polymorphism are associated with better outcomes in hepatitis C after liver transplant. Liver International 2012, 33: 72-78. PMID: 23107586, PMCID: PMC3518691, DOI: 10.1111/liv.12013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntiviral AgentsBiopsyFemaleFloridaGenotypeHepatitis CHumansInterferonsInterleukinsKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver CirrhosisLiver TransplantationLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProportional Hazards ModelsRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTissue DonorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsSustained viral responseInterferon-based therapyLiver transplant patientsCC genotypeRecurrent HCVLiver transplantTransplant patientsIL-28B single nucleotide polymorphismInterleukin (IL) 28B single nucleotide polymorphismsAdult liver transplant patientsPost-transplant HCV recurrenceHepatitis C populationIL-28B genotypeIL-28B polymorphismsInterleukin 28B (IL28B) polymorphismsStrongest pretreatment predictorOverall clinical outcomeBetter treatment responseSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHCV recurrenceHCV patientsHCV therapyLiver transplantationHepatitis COverall survival