• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.363-366
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• 1995

Blockade of the ganglion impar was performed as an alternertive means of managing intractable neoplastic perineal pain of sympathetic origin. We successively treated a patient who had suffered from excessive perianal sweating with ganglion impar block using pure alcohol. Eight months after block, the patient has no complaint of perianal sweating. Ganglion impar block is an effective method in the treatment of excessive perianal sweating as well as perineal pain of sympathetic origin.

• Journal of Technologic Dentistry
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.15-22
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• 2009

This study examined and analyzed the demographical characteristics of the study target and their expectancy level on the factors in selecting dental medical institutes (basic elements of dental clinics, traffic convenience, physical environment of dental clinic and explicit qualification of dentist) with the questionnaire survey method with 222 questionnaires answered and returned (return rate 88.8%) out of 250 copies distributed to the 1st, 2nd and 3rdyear college students attending technical colleges located in Cheongwon-Gun, Chungbuk, Korea from March 26 to April 7, 2009. The results of this study are as follows: 1. The demographical characteristics of the study target group consisting of 225 college students include 92.3% of age 20s (205 students); 123 males (55.4%) and 99 females (44.6%); the number of those who had at least one experience to visit dental clinic was 199 (89.6%) and 23 (10.4%) of those with no-visiting experience. 2. The descriptive statistics for the selection factor showed that basic elements, traffic convenience, physical environment and explicit qualification of dentist were regarded important as in order. In particular, the factors considered in selecting dental clinic was ordered from most to least in their importance beginning with cleanness of dental clinic as the most important factor, dentist's trustworthiness, kindness of medical staffs, low medical fee, dentist's knowledge level, modernized medical equipments and convenience in using medical facilities as the least. On the contrary, brand name of dental clinic, age, college, sex and appearance of dentist were rated low in order in terms of their importance in selecting dental clinic. 3. As for the difference in the selection factors across demographical characteristics, while male students placed importance on traffic convenience and physical environment of dental clinic, female students placed more importance on dentist's qualification and basic elements of dental clinic. With respect to the difference in the selection factors across the visiting experiences, while those with visiting experience regard traffic convenience more importantly, those without visiting experience regarded physical environment of dental clinic, dentist's qualification and basic elements of dental clinic. 4. In terms of pearson correlation coefficient, the result showed that all aspects in selecting dental clinic were positively correlated. Particularly, the correlation between physical environment of dental clinic and dentist's explicit qualification were correlated highest. Significant positive correlations were found high in traffic convenience, physical environment of dental clinic, dentist's explicit qualification and basic elements of dental clinic in order.

• 대한치과교정학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1997.11a
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• pp.47.1-47.1
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• 1997

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.181-185
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• 2007

Background: The first pain clinic opened in korea in 1973 at Yonsei University Hospital, however, since then the number of pain clinics has gradually increased, as has the number of patients visiting them. This increase in patient has caused concerns about the way in which pain is managed, therefore, we conducted a retrospective review of data according to the sex, age and disease in an attept to aid us in planning for the future of our pain clinic. Methods: We analyzed 1,282 new patients who had visited our pain clinic and 828 inpatients who were admitted to our pain clinic between March 2006 and February 2007. Results: The most frequent age group was in the sixties in outpatient and in the seventies in inpatient. In addition, the incidence of disease in new patients and inpatients was as follows: in new patients, lumbar herniated intervertebral disc 16.5%, hyperhidrosis 12.3%, cervical disc disorder 10.5%, acute herpes zoster 8.2%, postherpetic neuralgia 7.9%, and trigeminal neuralgia 7.0%; in admitted patients, acute herpes zoster 17.6%, trigeminal neuralgia 15.6%, lumbar herniated intervertebral disc 13.0%, postherpetic neuralgia 11.2%, hyperhidrosis 9.8%, and complex regional pain syndrome 7.0%. Conclusions: The patients visiting our pain clinic have presented with a wide variety of diseases. This improved care reflects an effort to expand our fields not only to the management of outpatients but also inpatients, as well as to the treatment of new fields of disease. In the future, We need to manage various pain patients not only in outpatients but also in inpatients to expand our field even through pain clinic is rapidly growing in Korea.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.126-129
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• 2000

Age-related osteoporotic compression fractures occur frequently in old aged group recently. Percutaneous vertebroplasty has recently been introduced as a therapeutic method for the treatment of pain associated with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture. Percutaneous intravertebral injection of PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate) results in marked reduction in pain and morbidity. Among complications during vertebroplasty with PMMA, pulmonary embolism is repotred occasionally but the reports about hypotension are not common. This case is a report of a patient whom significant hypotension occured during percutaneous vertebroplasty.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.323-327
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• 2010

This study was conducted to find out the factors affecting community people choice of dental clinic so that the results could be served as basic information to formulate marketing strategies for dental clinic. 238 people in Ulsan metropolitan city were surveyed through a self administered questionnaire. 1. All the Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ values related with dental clinic's internal factor, external factor and access were more than 0.6. 2. The most important factor of dental clinic choice was dentist's faithfulness. 3. On the occasion of choosing dental clinic, internal factor was more important than external factor. 4. The most important factor of dental clinic choice was dental clinic's access on more than 46 years old.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.143-150
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• 2010

Purpose : In this study, by recognizes the legal constraints of a independent physical therapy clinic open, the other countries's law on physical therapist and the expected effect of independent clinic open, we suggest the need for independent clinic open in South Korea. Methods : To recognize the necessity and expected effect of independent physical therapy clinic open, by comparing the system and situation in South Korea with the countries joined in The World Confederation for Physical Therapy. Results : Effects of the independent physical therapy clinic open were following; 1. it could be guaranteed the option of the medical consumer 2. reduce the economic and time burden 3. provide a good quality medical service Conclusion : Independent physical therapy clinic open will provide a better therapeutic environment for consumer and contribute much to improving the benefit of welfare part of the nation. For provide a good quality to medical consumer, independent physical therapy clinic open and the amendment of related law and institutional device are positively necessary.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.101-104
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• 1998

Backgrouds: Twent five years have passed since the opening of the first pain clinic in korea, in 1973 at Yonsei University Hospital. The number of pain clinics are gradually increasing in recent times. It is important to plan for future pain clinics with emphasis on improving the quality of pain management. Therefore we reviewed the patients in our hospital to help us in planning for the future of our pain clinic. Methods: We analyzed 2656 patients who had visited our Kim Chan Pain Clinic, accordance to age, sex, disease, and type of treatment block, from July 1996 to August 1997. Results: The prevalent age group was in the fifties, 27.3%, seventy years and older compromised 9.2%. The most common disease were as follows: lower back pain(46.2%); cervical and upper extremities pain(23.1%); trigeminal neuralgia(7.2%); and hyperhydrosis(5.8%) Both nerve blocks and medication were prescribed as treatment. Lumbar epidural block(16.3%) and stellate ganglion block(15.6%) were the most frequent blocks performed among various nerve blocks. Among nerve block under C-arm guidance, lumbar facet joint block(24.4%) and lumbar root block(22.5%) were performed most frequently. Trigeminal nerve block(18.4%), thoracic(17.0%) and lumbar sympathetic ganglion block(11.4%) were next most prevalent blocks performed frequent block. Conclusions: Treatments at our hospital were focused on nerve blocks and medications prescriptions. Nerve blocks are of particular importance in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain. However in future, to raise the quality of pain management, we need to fucus on a multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary team approach.

• Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.503-517
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• 1989

This study is to analyze factors affecting the school nurse's activities. The survey was undertaken during Sept. 1-Nov. 30, 1986. The subjects were 137 school nurses from elementary, junior-high, and senior-high schools in Daegu City and Kyungppk Province. The results are as follows: 1. Correlational findings between school nurse's self-confidence and their general characteristics 1) Program Planning & Evaluation: Health Experinece(r=-0.1803, p<0.05) Salary Step(r=-0.1741, p<0.05) 2) Clinic Management: Salary STep(r=-0.2580, p<0.01) 3) Health Education: Salary Step(r=-0.1929, p<0.05) 4) Management of School Environment: Salary Step(r=-0.2501, p<.05) 5) Health Care Services: Health Experience(r=0.1901, p<0.05) Salary Step(r=-0.2424, p<0.05) 2. The degrees of school nurse's self-confidence(high: 4 point, low: 1 point) 1) Clinic Management: 2.92 2) Health Education: 2.86. 3) Program Planning & Evaluation: 2.74 4) Health Care Services: 2.73 5) Management of School Environment: 2.67 6) Operating of School Health Organization: 2.42 3. Significances to self-confidence on school nurse's activities 1) Program Planning as Evaluation: Expending Times for Health Care Services (r=-0.2262, p<0.05) Expending Times for Health Education (r=0.2943, p<0.05) Size of Clinic(r=0.2163, p<0.05) Location of Clinic(t=2.43, gH0.047) Use of Clinic(t=2.06, p<0.007) 2) Clinic Management: Location of Clinic (t=3.36, p<0.010) 3) Health Education: Purchase of Medicine(r=-0.1736, p<0.05) No, of Classes (r=-0.1794, p<0.05) (4) Management of School Environment: School Health Budget(r=0.1731, p<0.05) Home Message(r=0.1805, p<0.05) Location of Clinic(t=4.46, p<0.0001) 5) Operating of School Health Organization: School Health Budget(r=0.1878, p<0.05) Use of Clinic(t:1.90, p<0.018) 6) Health Care Services: School Health Budget(r=1.90, p<0.018) Expending Times for Health Education(r=0.2577, p<0.05) Size of Clinic(r=0.4336, p<0.001) Location of Clinic(t:5.10, p<0.001)

• 대한생식의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.128-128
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• 2005