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Lin, Jin-Ding; Lin, Lan-Ping; Hung, Wen-Jiu – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
This paper aims to describe a general demographic picture of patients with rare diseases in Taiwan and particularly focuses on the prevalence of rare diseases over time, age and gender distributions. We analyzed data mainly from the national disability registry from 2002 to 2011 in Taiwan, Republic of China. The results showed that the number of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidence, Genetic Disorders, Child Health
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Yen, Chia-Feng; Hsu, Shang-Wei; Loh, Ching-Hui; Fang, Wen-Hui; Wu, Chia-Ling; Chu, Cordia M.; Lin, Jin-Ding – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The aim of the present study was to describe the seasonal influenza vaccination rate and to examine its determinants for children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID) living in the community. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to analyze the data on seasonal influenza vaccination rate among 1055 ID individuals between the ages…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Mental Retardation, Immunization Programs, Adolescents
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Lin, Pei-Ying; Chen, Li-Mei; Fang, Wen-Hui; Lin, Lan-Ping; Loh, Ching-Hui – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The elevated serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT) rate among people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is unknown and have not been sufficiently studies. The present paper aims to provide the profile of GOT and GPT, and their associated relationship with other biochemical levels of children or…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Mental Retardation, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Yen, Chia-Feng; Lin, Jin-Ding – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The study aims to determine hepatitis B vaccination coverage rates among community-dwelling teenagers with an intellectual disability in Taiwan and to identify the possible influencing factors of their vaccination. The present paper was part of the results of the "2007 National Survey on Healthy Behaviors and Preventive Health Utilizations of…
Descriptors: Siblings, Age Differences, Health Promotion, Mental Retardation
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Lin, Pei-Ying; Lin, Lan-Ping – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
There is little information of hepatitis B vaccination coverage for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). The present paper aims to examine the completed hepatitis B vaccination coverage rate and its determinants of children and adolescents with ID in Taiwan. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey, with the entire response participants was…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Public Policy, Public Health, Family Income
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Lin, Pei-Ying; Lin, Lan-Ping; Hsu, Shang-Wei; Loh, Ching-Hui; Yen, Chia-Feng; Fang, Wen-Hui; Chien, Wu-Chien; Tang, Chi-Chieh; Wu, Chia-Ling – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Anemia is known to be a significant public health problem in many countries. Most of the available information is incomplete or limited to special groups such as people with intellectual disability. The present study aims to provide the information of anemia prevalence and associated risk factors of children and adolescents with intellectual…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Physical Examinations, Incidence, Mental Retardation