1.Statistical Resumption for Health Articles in One Series of Medical Journals.
Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine 1973;6(1):81-86
One hundred and thirty one health articles (as "original articles") reported in medical journals published in Korea during the period form Jan. to Dec. 1971. were selected as the study materials for the purpose of resumption and criticism. Of a total of 131 articles, thirty-nine were not required the statistical application for the data processing and drawing their conclusions and ninety-two, 70.2%, were needed to apply. The 92 articles were divided into three groups by the types of study: 54 for experimental study. 30 for clinical case analytic study and 8 for field study. Each report was resumed and criticised under the statistical aspects in terms of data processing and the validity of the conclusions. The results of resumption of the 92 articles needed statistical application are summarized as follow ; 1. Of the 54 articles of experimental studies resumed, thirty-one articles, 57.4% were considered acceptable. Among the 38 articles classified as clinical case analytic and field studies, only 28.9 per cent were considered acceptable. In total 45.7 per cent or less than half were considered acceptable. 2. Types of errors encountered are as shown in Table 3. 3. The most frequently encountered error was that the conclusions were drawn without having made any statistical test. This type of error was found in 14 out of 35 errors presented in experimental studies, 11 of 35 in clinical case analytic studies and 5 of 9 in field studies and 30 out of 97, 38.2%, in total.
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2.A follow-up study on the chronological changes of HBV serologicmarkers in a rural community, Korea.
Bo Youl CHOI ; Yeong Tae KIM ; Ung Ring KO ; Sae Jung OH ; Hung Bae PARK
Korean Journal of Epidemiology 1991;13(1):6-22
No abstract available.
Follow-Up Studies*
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3.A seroepidemiological study on leptospiral infection in a ruralcommunity.
Soon Jin LEE ; Seok Yong LEE ; Bo Youl CHOI ; Ung Ring KO ; Sae Jung OH ; Joung Soon KIM
Korean Journal of Epidemiology 1992;14(1):79-90
No abstract available.
Seroepidemiologic Studies*
4.1991 cancer incidence in Seoul, Korea: results of the Implementation Study of the Seoul Cancer Registry.
Jin Pok KIM ; In Seo PARK ; Yoon Ok AHN ; Myung Hee SHIN ; Don Hee AHN ; Tae Woong KANG ; Ung Ring KO ; Pyong Sahm KU ; Kwang Yun KIM ; Kwang Hyun KIM ; Noe Kyeong KIM ; Dong Jip KIM ; Doo Ho KIM ; Byung Soo KIM ; Sang Hee KIM ; Chong Taik PARK ; Jin Sik MIN ; Tchan Kyu PARK ; Bock Hi WOO ; Hee YOO ; Sang Woong LEE ; Sang Jae LEE ; Kyung Sam CHO ; Hoong Zae JOO ; Eui Keun HAM
Journal of Korean Medical Science 1995;10(2):74-84
This article presents the results of the Implementation Study of the Seoul Cancer Registry, which started in July, 1991 as a population based cancer registry in Seoul, Korea. The completeness and validity of the registered data were evaluated using Mortality/Incidence ratio (M/I ratio), Histologically Verified Cases (HV%), Primary Site Uncertain (PSU%), and Age Unknown (Age UNK%). Owing to the additional active surveillance, the completeness of the data turned out to be fairly acceptable, except for the aged over 75(Mortality/Incidence ratio was over 100%). Eventhough the Seoul cancer registry(SCR) has further way to go in the completeness especially among elderly persons, the validity of SCR data was also acceptable in terms of HV%, PSU%, and Age UNK%. However, PSU% and Age UNK% might need to be further reduced to be comparable with other well established cancer registries. The age standardized incidence rates(ASR) of all cancers between July 1, 1991 and June 30, 1992 were 232.4/100,000 in males and 147.9/100,000 in females. The top five major sites of cancers in Seoul were the stomach, liver, lung, colo-rectum, and bladder in order in males, and the uterine cervix, stomach, breast, colo-rectum, and liver in females. Those 5 cancer sites comprised 68.9% and 64.7% of the total cancer incidence in males and females, respectively.
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Middle Age
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