Changes in South Korean urbanicity

Empowerment of Medical Toxicology in South Korea

In a recent issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology (APJMT), the importance of empowering medical toxicology in the Asia Pacific Region has been discussed. In the editorial by Dr. Afshari, it has been stated that national societies of medical toxicology are important infrastructure for the development of medical toxicology, and the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology ...

The Attitude of South Korean People Regarding Usage of The Internet Perinatal Consultation

الگویی برای مدیریت سرمایه‌گذاری خارجی با پژوهش موردی در نظام سرمایه‌گذاری خارجی کشور کره جنوبی

Long since it has been considered very important to develop capitals, increase economic growth, expand intra-regional economic communications and transactions and in short produce national wealth. Around late 1980’s, South Korean corporations began to invest in industries and corporations overseas, technically known as outward foreign direct investment (FDI). Initially, South Korean government ...

Is increasing urbanicity associated with changes in breastfeeding duration in rural India? An analysis of cross-sectional household data from the Andhra Pradesh children and parents study

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether village-level urbanicity and lower level socioeconomic factors are associated with breastfeeding practices in transitioning rural communities in India. SETTING 29 villages in Ranga Reddy district, southern India between 2011 and 2014. PARTICIPANTS 7848 children under 6 years identified via a cross-sectional household survey conducted as part of the Andhra Pr...

Stigma of Mental Illnesses as Perceived by North Korean Defectors Living in South Korea

OBJECTIVE This study aims to provide the information of the stigmas of mental illness such as psychosis, alcoholism, attempt suicide, and depression among North Korean defectors. METHODS We examined stigma for the mental illnesses of 639 North Korean defectors aged 19 to 65 years who live in the Settlement Support Center for North Korean Refugees. The stigmas of mental illnesses were assessed...