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Sun-Seog Kweon1, Min-Ho Shin, Seul-Ki Jeong

  • 1Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, South Korea, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Institute of Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA, Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea, Department of Preventive Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea, Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Jeonbuk, South Korea, Department of Preventive Medicine, Seonam University College of Medicine, Namwon, Jeonbuk, South Korea, Department of Preventive Medicine, Chosun University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea and Department of Food and Nutrition, Chosun University College of Natural Sciences, Gwangju, South Korea.

International Journal of Epidemiology
|March 19, 2013
PubMed
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This study examined chronic diseases in Korean adults, investigating risk factors for stroke, osteoporosis, dementia, and cancer. Findings aim to understand disease burden and inform public health strategies.

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