Background Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates in South Korea are relatively low,
but rising steadily. Methods We examined age‐standardized incidence and mortality trends …

Background Although physical activity is recognised to be an important determinant of
health and nutritional status, few instruments have been developed to assess physical …

Korea has undergone a major opening of its food markets and economy in the past decade.
Little is understood about the impact of these shifts on the diet of Koreans. This analysis …

The first study of its kind in English, Frameworks of Choice provides a comprehensive
overview of predictive and genetic testing in China, Japan, India, and Sri Lanka. The volume …

To evaluate the effects of a 4-month training program on the knowledge of CHCWs. CHCWs
from 69 communities in Chiang Mai province in Thailand were assigned to the intervention …

During the second half of the twentieth century, an economic boom, driven by advances in
technology, has led South Korea to become the world's fastest growing economy. But, there …

This study examines the relationship between diet variety and socio-economic factors. The
analysis included a 24-h recall and measures of socio-economic status from 6545 Koreans …

Obsession with one's appearance, specifically height, slimness, and body shape, is a
modern social phenomenon in South Korea that has now reached unparalleled proportions …

AimsThe aim of this study was to investigate barriers to and supports for implementing a
diabetes prevention education programme for community health-care workers (CHCWs) in …

Introduction: Bolivia, as one of the poorest Latin American countries, has dealt with the
problems of undernutrition for the last 50 y. Little importance has been given to the increase …