CURRICULUM VITAE

Name :Pesus Chou (周碧瑟)

Degree :Dr.P.H.

Sex :Female

Expertises :Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Cancer Screening, Community

Medicine Research

Professional :Research, Teaching

Birthday :Nov. 9, 1948

Address :National Yang-Ming University, Institute of Public Health,

Shih-Pai, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel. :886-2-28229695 or 886-2-28267050

Fax. :886-2-28201461

E-Mail :[email protected]

Homepage :http://www.ym.edu.tw/cmc/ CAREER TO DATE (Pesus Chou)

PRESENT POSITION:

Professor, Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University Since March 1992

Director, Preparatory Office of School of Public Health National Yang-Ming University Since August 1994

Director, Community Medicine Research Center, National Yang-Ming University Since March 1996

President, Human Rights Education Foundation (Taipei) Since May 2009

PROFESSION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

Executive Director, Human Rights Education Foundation (Taipei) Since May 1996

Society of Preventive Medicine, R.O.C. January 1993 to December 1998

Dean of Student Affairs, National yang-Ming University August 1991 to July 1997

Director, Institute of Public Health National Yang-Ming University August 1991 to July 1994

Associate Professor, Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming Medical College August 1983 to February 1992

Instructor, Department of Social Medicine, National Yang-Ming Medical College August 1977 to July 1983

Secretary & Secretary General, The Cancer Society of the Republic of China October 1974 to October 1986 DETAILS OF EDUCATION (Pesus Chou)

EDUCATION:

School of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University (Taipei, R.O.C.) B.S. September 1967 to June 1971

Institute of Public Health, National Taiwan University (Taipei, R.O.C.) M.P.H. September 1971 to June 1973

School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University (U.S.A.) M.P.H. August 1983 to May 1984 Dr.P.H. May 1984 to May 1985 (Major in Epidemiology)

GRADUATE TRAINING :

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services International Seminar on Hansen's Disease September 11 to September 17, 1983 Conducted by the National Hansen's Disease Center Carville, Louisiana

University of Minnesota Nineteenth Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology June 17 to July 7, 1984

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst a three-week program in Epidemiology The New England Epidemiology Institute July 29 to August 17, 1984

The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health The Fourth Annual Graduate Summer Program in Epidemiology July 12 to July 31, 1986 The University of Michigan School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology International Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology July 11 to July 29, 1988 PUBLICATIONS 1. Hsi-Chung Chen, Cheryl C.H. Yang, Terry B.J. Kuo, Tung-Ping Su, Pesus Chou*. Gender Differences in the Relationship between Depression and Cardiac Autonomic Function among Community Elderly. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 25(3):314-322, 2010.【SCI】 2. Kang-Ling Wang, Hao-Min Cheng, Shih-Hsien Sung, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Cheng-Hung Li, Harold A. Spurgeon, Chih-Tai Ting, Samer S. Najjar, Edward G. Lakatta, Frank C.P. Yin, Pesus Chou, Chen-Huan Chen. Wave reflection and arterial stiffness in the prediction of 15-year all-cause and cardiovascular mortalities: a community-based study. Hypertension. 55(3):799-805, 2010.【SCI】 3. Ching-Chih Lee, Hsu-Chueh Ho, Pesus Chou. Multivariate analyses to assess the effect of surgeon volume on survival rate in oral cancer: A nationwide population-based study in Taiwan. Oral Oncol. 46(4):271-275, 2010. 【SCI】 4. Dachen Chu, Ran-Chou Chen, Cheng-Hua Lee, Nan-Ping Yang, Pesus Chou. Incidence and frequency of endoscopic sympathectomy for the treatment of hyperhidrosis palmaris in Taiwan. Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 26(3):123-129, 2010. 5. Nien-Tzu Chang, Lin-Yang Chi, Nan-Ping Yang, Pesus Chou*. The impact of falls and fear of falling on health-related quality of life in Taiwanese elderly. J Community Health Nurs. 27(2):84-95, 2010. 【SCI】 6. Ching-Chih Lee, Hsu-Chueh Ho, Jack Ching-Chieh Lee, Yu-Chieh Su, Moon- Sing Lee, Shih-Kai Hung, Pesus Chou*. Association between surgeon volume and hospitalisation costs for patients with oral cancer: a nationwide population base study in Taiwan. Clin Otolaryngol. 35(1):46-52, 2010. 【SCI】 7. Jiunn-Kae Wang, Tung-Ping Su, Pesus Chou*. Sex differences in prevalence and risk indicators of geriatric depression: the Shih-Pai community-based survey. J Formos Med Assoc. 109(5):345-353, 2010. 【SCI】 8. Lin-Chung Woung, Ching-Yao Tsai, Hsin-Kai Chou, Ming-Tsu Tsai, Wei-Her Tsai, Pesus Chou, Shih-Tsuo Shen. Healthcare costs associated with progressive diabetic retinopathy among National Health Insurance enrollees in Taiwan, 2000- 2004. BMC Health Serv Res. 26(10):136, 2010. 【SCI】 9. Nan-Ping Yang, Chien-Lung Chan, I-Liang Yu, Cheng-Yang Lee, Pesus Chou. Estimated Prevalence of Orthopaedic Fractures in Taiwan - A Cross-sectional Study based on Nationwide Insurance Data. Injury. 41(12):1266-1272, 2010. 【SCI】 10. Shao-Yuan Chuang, Pai-Feng Hsu, Shih-Hsien Sung, Pesus Chou, Chen-Huan Chen. Diabetes and 15-year cardiovascular mortality in a Chinese population: Differential impact of hypertension and metabolic syndrome. J Chin Med Assoc. 73(5):234-40, 2010. 【SCI】 11. Kuan-Yu Chu, Nan-Ping Yang, Pesus Chou, Hsien-Jane Chiu, Lin-Yang Chi. Factors associated with dental caries among institutionalized residents with schizophrenia in Taiwan: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 10:482, 2010. 【SCI】 12. I-Chia Chien, Kun-Chia Chang, Ching-Heng Lin, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Pesus Chou. Prevalence of diabetes in patients with bipolar disorder in Taiwan: a population- based national health insurance study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 32(6):577-582, 2010. 【SCI】 13. Ching-Chih Lee, Yu-Chieh Su, Hsu-Chueh Ho, Shih-Kai Hung, Moon-Sing Lee, Pesus Chou, Yung-Sung Huang. Risk of stroke in patients hospitalized for isolated vertigo: a four-year follow-up study. Stroke. 42(1):48-52, 2011.【SCI】 14. Chi-Ming Huang, Kang-Ling Wang, Hao-Min Cheng, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Shih- Hsien Sung, Wen-Chung Yu, Chih-Tai Ting, Edward G. Lakatta, Frank C.P. Yin, Pesus Chou, Chen-Huan Chen. Central Versus Ambulatory Blood Pressure in the Prediction of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortalities. Journal of Hypertension. 29(3):454-9, 2011 【SCI】 15. Jer-Hwa Hsu, I-Chia Chien, Ching-Heng Lin, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Pesus Chou. Incidence of diabetes in patients with schizophrenia: a population-based study. Can J Psychiatry. 56(1):19-26, 2011【SCI】 16. Hsi-Chung Chen, Chia-Mo Lin, Ming-Been Lee, Pesus Chou *. The relationship between pre-sleep arousal and spontaneous arousals from sleep in subjects referred for diagnostic polysomnograms. Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 74:81-86, 2011 【SCI】 17. I-Chia Chien, Shin-Huey Bih, Ching-Heng Lin, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Wen-Guang Lee, Cheng-Hua Lee, Pesus Chou. Correlates and psychiatric disorders associated with psychotropic drug use in Taiwan. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 46(1):77-84, 2011 【SCI】 18. 342. Tzong-Hann Yang, Chuan-Song Wu, Wen-Huei Liao, Kao-Chi Yeh, Pesus Chou*. Mean Hearing Thresholds among School Children in Taiwan. Ear Hear. 32(2):258-65, 2011【SCI】 19. Shih-Jen Chen, Tao-Hsin Tung, An-Fei Lee, Fenq-Lih Lee, Wen-Ming Hsu, Jorn- Hon Lin, Pesus Chou*. Microaneurysm number and distribution in the macula of Chinese type 2 diabetics with early diabetic retinopathy: a population-based study in Kinmen, Taiwan. Acta Diabetologica. 47(1):35-41, 2010.【SCI】 20. Jenn-Huei Renn; Nan-Ping Yang; Pesus Chou, Effects of plasma magnesium and prolactin on quantitative ultrasound measurements of heel bone among schizophrenic patients BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11:35. 21. Nien-Tzu Chang, Nan-Ping Yang, Pesus Chou*. The incidence, risk factors and consequences of falling injury among the community elderly in Shihpai, Taiwan. Aging Clin Exp Res, 22(1): 70-77, 2010. 【SCI】 22. Huey-Ling Chiang, Hsi-Chung Chen, Chyi-Huey Bai, Hsien-Huei Che, Ming- Been Lee, Shih-Han Lai, Pesus Chou*, A Validation Study of the Chinese Version of the Athens Insomnia Scale. Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry, 23(1): 43-52, 2009. 23. I-Chia Chien, Shin-Huey Bih, Ching-Heng Lin, Yiing-Jenq, Wen-Guang Lee, Cheng-Hua Lee, Pesus Chou, Correlates and psychiatric disorders associated with psychotropic drug use in Taiwan. Journal of Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. (in press)

24. Hsin-Pin Chang, Chin-Yu Ho, Pesus Chou*, The Factors Associated with a Self- Perceived Hearing Handicap in Elderly People with Hearing Impairment - Results from a Community-Based Study. Ear & Hearing. 30(5): 576–583, 2009. 【SCI】

25. Chung-Hua Hsu, Chi-Jung Wang, Kung-Chang Hwang, Tzung-Yan Lee, Pesus Chou, Hen-Hong Chang. The effect of auricular acupuncture in obese women: a randomized controlled trial. J Womens Health. 18(6):813-818, 2009. 【SCI】

26. Chong-Shan Wang, Wei-Jen Yao, Ting-Tsung Chang, Shan-Tair Wang, Pesus Chou*. The Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Different Viral Hepatitis Statuses. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 18(7):2054-2060, 2009. 【SCI】

27. Long-Sheng Chen, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Jen-Huoy Tsay, Cheng-Hua Lee, Pesus Chou, Nicole Huang. Variation in the cervical cancer screening compliance among women with disability. J Med Screen. 162(2):85-90, 2009. 【SCI】

28. Ping-Sheng Wu, Pesus Chou, Nien-Tzu Chang, Wen-Jung Sun, Hsu-Sung Kuo. Assessment of changes in knowledge and stigmatization following tuberculosis training workshops in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc. 18(5):377-385, 2009. 【SCI】

29. Dachen Chu, Yi-Hui Lee, Ching-Heng Lin, Pesus Chou, Nan-Ping Yang. Prevalence of Associated Injuries of Spinal Trauma and Their Effect on Medical Utilization Among Hospitalized Adult Subjects: A Nationwide Data-based Study. BMC Health Serv Res. 9(1):137, 2009.

30. Yin-Yin Chen, Fu-Der Wang, Cheng-Yi Liu, Pesus Chou*. Incidence Rate and Variable Cost of Nosocomial Infections in Different Types of Intensive Care Units. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 30(1):39-46, 2009. 【SCI】 31. Ching-Chih Lee, Hsu-Chueh Ho, Yu-Chieh Su, Moon-Sing Lee, Shih-Hsuan Hsiao,

Juen-Haur Hwang, Shih-Kai Hung, Pesus Chou, Ching-Chieh Lee. Bidimensional measurement of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a simple method to predict outcomes. Clin

Otolaryngol. 34(1): 26-33, 2009.【SCI】

32. Ya-Mei Bai, Jen-Yeu Chen, Tzu-Ting Chen, Chih-Yuan Lin, Pesus Chou, Tung-Ping Su,

Chao-Cheng Lin. Weight gain with clozapine: 8-year cohort naturalistic study among

hospitalized Chinese schizophrenia patients. Schizophr Res. 108(1-3):122-126, 2009.

【SCI】

33. I-Chia Chien, Jer-Hwa Hsu, Ching-Heng Lin, Shin-Huey Bih, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Pesus

Chou. Prevalence of diabetes in patients with schizophrenia in Taiwan: A population-

based National Health Insurance study. Schizophr Res. 111(1-3):17-22. 【SCI】

34. Ya-Mei Bai, Chen Tzu Ting, Wei-Shiung Yang, Yu-Chiao Chi, Chao-Cheng Lin, Ying-

Jay Liou, Ying-Chieh Wang, Tung-Pine Su, Pesus Chou, Jen Yeu Chen. Association of

adiponectin and metabolic syndrome among patients taking atypical antipsychotics for

schizophrenia: A cohort study. Schizophr Res. 111(1-3):1-8, 2009. 【SCI】

35. Kang-Ling Wang, Hao-Min Cheng, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Harold A. Spurgeon, Chih-Tai

Ting, Edward G. Lakatta, Frank C.P. Yin, Pesus Chou, Chen-Huan Chen. Central or

Peripheral Systolic or Pulse Pressure: Which Best Relates to Target-Organs and Future

Mortality? J Hypertens. 27(3):461-467, 2009.【SCI】

36. Ching-Chih Lee, Hon-Yi Lin, Shih-Kai Hung, Dian-Kun Li, Hsu-Chueh Ho, Moon-Sing

Lee, Ya-Ting Tung, Pesus Chou, Yu-Chieh Su. Haptoglobin genotypes in

nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Int J Biol Markers. 24(1):32-37, 2009. 【SCI】

37. Shih-Hsien Sung, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu, Wen-Jane Lee, Pesus

Chou, Chen-Huan Chen. Relation of adiponectin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein

to pulse-wave velocity and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in the general

population. Am J Cardiol. 103(10):1411-1416, 2009. 【SCI】

38. Tsan-Hon Liou, Yi-Ching Huang, Pesus Chou*. Prevalence and secular trends in

overweight and obese Taiwanese children and adolescents in 1991-2003. Annals of

Human Biology. 36(2):176-185, 2009. 【SCI】

39. Hui-Ping Lin, Chung-Yeh Deng, Pesus Chou*. Diagnosis and treatment delay among

pulmonary tuberculosis patients identified using the Taiwan reporting enquiry system, 2002-2006. BMC Public Health. 9:55, 2009. 【SCI】

40. Nan-Ping Yang, Yi-Hui Lee, Ching-Heng Lin, Yuan-Chang Chung, Wei-Jao Chen, Pesus

Chou*. Utilization of and Direct Expenditure for Emergency Medical Care in Taiwan: A

Population-based Descriptive Study. J Epidemiol. 19(1):41-48, 2009 【SCI】

41. Tsan-Hon Liou, Nicole Huang, Chih-Hsing Wu, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Yiing-Mei Liou,

Pesus Chou*. Weight-loss behavior in obese patients before seeking professional

treatment in Taiwan. Obes Res Clin Pract. 3(1):35-43, 2009.

42. Jenn-Huei Renn, Nan-Ping Yang, Ching-Mo Chueh, Chih-Yuan Lin, Tsuo-Hung Lan,

Pesus Chou. Bone mass in schizophrenia and normal populations across different

decades of life. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 10:1, 2009. 【SCI】

43. Wen-Jung Sun, Lin-Yang Chi, Yih-Jian Tsai, Tsau-Mau Chou, Pesus Chou*. Short Form-36 and World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief Version: which one should be chosen for community-dwelling elders in South Taiwan? Prim Care Community Psychiatr. 13(4): 168-176, 2008.【SCI】

44. Ching-Chih Lee, Sau-Tung Chu, Pesus Chou, Ching-Chieh Lee, Le-Fu Chen. The prognostic influence of prevertebral space involvement in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Clin Otolaryngol. 33(5), 442-449, 2008. 【SCI】

45. I-Chia Chien, Jer-Hwa Hsu, Shin-Huey Bih, Ching-Heng Lin, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Cheng- Hua Lee, Pesus Chou. Prevalence, Correlates, and Disease Patterns of Antipsychotic Use in Taiwan. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 62(6): 677-684, 2008. 【SCI】

46. Shui-Hu Chen, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Kuan-Chia Lin, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou*, Community-based Study on Summer-Winter Difference in Insulin Resistance in Kin- Chen, Kinmen, Taiwan. J Chin Med Assoc.71(12);619-627, 2008. 【SCI】

47. Hsu-Chueh Ho, Moon-Sing Lee, Shih-Hsuan Hsiao, Juen-Haur Hwang, Shih-Kai Hung, Ching-Chih Lee, Pesus Chou. Prognostic influence of parapharyngeal extension in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Acta Otolaryngol. 128(7):790-798, 2008. 【SCI】

48. Shin-Huey Bih, I-Chia Chien, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Ching-Heng Lin, Cheng-Hua Lee, Pesus Chou. The treated prevalence and incidence of bipolar disorder among national health insurance enrollees in Taiwan, 1996-2003. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 43(11):860-865, 2008.【SCI】

49. Dachen Chu, Ran-Chou Chen, Chia-Yu Ku, Pesus Chou. The Impact of SARS on Hospital Performance. BMC Health Services Research 8(1):228, 2008. 【SCI】

50. Ching-Yun Liu, Nien-Tzu Chang, Pesus Chou*. Testing the "epidemiologic paradox" of birth outcomes among Asian immigrant women in Hsin-Chu County, Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 107(10): 782-790, 2008.【SCI】

51. Tung-Mei Kuang, Su-Ying Tsai, Wen-Ming Hsu, Ching-Yu Cheng, Jorn-Hon Liu, Pesus Chou*. Visual Impairment and Falls in the Elderly: The Shihpai Eye Study. J Chin Med Assoc 71(9):467-472, 2008.【SCI】

52. Hsiao-Yun Hu, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Pesus Chou, Cheng-Hua Lee, Miaw-Chwen Lee, Nicole Huang. Association between obesity and medical care expenditure among Taiwanese adults. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 17(3):492-504, 2008. 【SCI】

53. Shih-Hsien Sung, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu, Wen-Jane Lee, Pesus Chou, Chen-Huan Chen. Adiponectin, but Not Leptin or High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Is Associated with Blood Pressure Independently of General and Abdominal Adiposity. Hypertens Res 31(4):633-640, 2008. 【SCI】

54. Chung-Hua Hsu, Pesus Chou, Kung-Chang Hwang, San-Chi Lin. Impact of obesity on young healthy male adults. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 18(5):e19-20, 2008. 【SCI】 (Letter)

55. Chung-Hua Hsu, Tung-Hu Tsai, Yung-Hsi Kao, Kung-Chang Hwang, Pesus Chou*. Effect of green tea extract on obese women: a randomized, double-blind, placebo- controlled clinical trial. Clinical Nutrition 27(3)363-370, 2008.【SCI】

56. Shih-Jen Chen, Ching-Yu Cheng, Kai-Ling Peng, An-Fei Li, Wen-Ming Hsu, Jorn-Hon Liu, Pesus Chou*. Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Age-related Macular Degeneration in An Elderly Chinese Population in Taiwan: the Shihpai Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 49(7):3126-3133, 2008.【SCI】

57. Yi-sheng Liou, Tsochiang Ma, Liyun Tien, Pesus Chou, Chingwen Chien, Gwo-Ping Jong. Long-term effects of antihypertensive drugs on the risk of new-onset diabetes in elderly Taiwanese hypertensives. Int Heart J 49(2):205-211, 2008.【SCI】

58. Chung-Hua Hsu, Lin Kung-Chang Hwang, Yi-Hsiung Chiang, Pesus Chou. The mushroom Agaricus blazei Murill extract normalizes liver function in patients with chronic hepatitis B. J Altern Complement Med 14(3):299-301, 2008.【SCI】

59. I-Chia Chien, Yu-Chung Lin, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Ching-Heng Lin, Shin-Huey Bih, Cheng-Hua Lee, Pesus Chou. Treated prevalence and incidence of dementia among national health insurance enrollees in Taiwan, 1996-2003. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 21(2):142-148, 2008.【SCI】 60. Nan-Ping Yang, Rong-Sen Yang, Pesus Chou.* Actions in Advance to the Special Medical Demand in an Elderly Society: Osteoporosis as an Example. Taiwan J Public Helath 27(3):181-197, 2008. 【TSSCI】

61. Nan-Ping Yang, Chung-Yeh Deng, Yi-Hui Lee, Ching-Heng Lin, Cheng-Hsing Kao, Pesus Chou*. The Incidence and Characterizations of Hospitalized Acute Spinal Trauma in Taiwan-A Population-based Study. Injury 39(4):443-450, 2008. 【SCI】

62. Ching-Chih Lee, Hsu-Chueh Ho, Moon-Sing Lee, Shih-Hsuan Hsiao, Juen-Haur Hwang, Shih-Kai Hung, Pesus Chou. Primary tumor volume of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Significance for survival. Auris Nasus Larynx 35(3):376-380, 2008. 【SCI】

63. Sau-Tung Chu, Pi-Hsiung Wu, Pesus Chou, Ching-Chih Lee. Primary tumor volume of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: prognostic significance for recurrence and survival rate. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 265(Suppl 1):S115–120, 2008. 【SCI】

64. Shih-Jen Chen, Jorn-Hon Liu, An-Fei Lee, Fenq-Lih Lee, Wen-Ming Hsu, Pesus Chou. Prevalence and associated factors of refractive errors among type 2 diabetics in Kinmen, Taiwan. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 15(1):2-9, 2008.【SCI】

65. Shih-Jen Chen, Jorn-Hon Liu, Hui-Chuan Shih, Pesus Chou, Tao-Hsin Tung. Prevalence and associated factors of lens opacities among Chinese type 2 diabetics in Kinmen, Taiwan. Acta Diabetol 45(1):7-13, 2008. 【SCI】

66. Pai-Feng Hsu, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Hao-Min Cheng, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou, Chen- Huan Chen. Clinical significance of the metabolic syndrome in the absence of established hypertension and diabetes: A community-based study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 79(3):461-467, 2008. 【SCI】

67. Hsu-Chueh Ho, Moon-Sing Lee, Shih-Hsuan Hsiao, Juen-Haur Hwang, Shih-Kai Hung, Pesus Chou, Ching-Chih Lee. Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity in young patients: a matched-pair analysis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 265(Suppl 1):S57–61, 2008. 【SCI】

68. Chung-Hua Hsu, Steve GN Chang, Kung-Chang Hwang, Pesus Chou*. The impact of the menopause on coronary artery calcification examined by multislice computed tomography scanning. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 18:306-313, 2008.【SCI】

69. Chung-Hua Hsu, Kung-Chang Hwang, Chung-Liang Chao, Steve GN Chang, Mei- Shang Ho, Jaung-Geng Lin, Hen-Hong Chang, Shung-Te Kao, Yi-Ming Chen, Pesus Chou*. An evaluation of the additive effect of natural herbal medicine on SARS or SARS-like infectious disease in 2003: a randomized, double-blind, and controlled preliminary study. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 5(3):355-362, 2008.【SCI】 70. Lin-Chung Woung, Ching-Heng Lin, Ching-Yao Tsai, Ming-Tsu Tsai, Jieh-Ren Jou, Pesus Chou. Optic Neuritis among National Health Insurance Enrollees in Taiwan, 2000-2004. Neuroepidemiology 29(3-4):250-254, 2007. 【SCI】

71. Wen-Jung Sun, Lin-Yang Chi, I-An Jen,Wen-Chen Ou Yang, Frank Huang-Chih Chou, Tsau-Mau Chou, Pesus Chou*. Health-Related Quality of Life Survey among a Community General Population in South Taiwan. Primary Care & Community Psychiatry 12(3-4):137-144, 2007. 【SCI】

72. Hsin-Pin Chang, Pesus Chou*. Presbycusis among older Chinese people in Taipei, Taiwan: A community-based study. Int J Audiol 46:738-745, 2007. 【SCI】

73. Chi-Mou Juang, Pesus Chou, Ming-Shien Yen, Huann-Cheng Horng, Nae-Fong Twu, Chen Chih-Yao. Laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation with and without presacral neurectomy in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea: a prospective efficacy analysis. J Reprod Med 52(7):591-596, 2007. 【SCI】

74. Hui-Chuan Shih, Pesus Chou, Chi-Ming Liu, Tao-Hsin Tung. Estimation of progression of multi-state chronic disease using the Markov model and prevalence pool concept. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 7(1):34, 2007.

75. Ching-Yun Liu, Nien-Tzu Chang, Pesus Chou*. Seroprevalence of HBV in immigrant pregnant women and coverage of HBIG vaccine for neonates born to chronically infected immigrant mothers in Hsin-Chu County, Taiwan. Vaccine 25(44):7706-7710, 2007. 【SCI】

76. Hui-Chuan Shih, Pesus Chou, Shih-Jen Chen, Jorn-Hon Liu, Fenq-Li Lee, Chi-Ming Liu, Tao-Hsin Tung. A Community-based Study of the Willingness to Pay Associated with Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy among Type 2 Diabetes in Kinmen, Taiwan. J Epidemiol 17(6):186-193, 2007. 【SCI】

77. Tao-Hsin Tung, Hui-Chuan Shih, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou, Shih-Jen Chen, Fenq-Lih Lee, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Jorn-Hon Liu. A Community-Based Study of the Relationship Between Insulin Resistance/Beta-Cell Dysfunction and Diabetic Retinopathy Among Type II Diabetics in Kinmen, Taiwan. Ophthal Epidemiol 14(3):148-154, 2007. 【SCI】

78. Ming-Kun Lu, Yu-San Lin, Pesus Chou, Tao-Hsin Tung. Post-traumatic stress disorder after severe burn in southern Taiwan. Burns 33(5):649-652, 2007. 【SCI】

79. Chi-Mou Juang, Ken-Jen Yu, Pesus Chou, Ming-Shien Yen, Nae-Fong Twu, Huann- Cheng Horng, Wei-Lun Hsu. Efficacy Analysis of Trans-obturator Tension-free Vaginal Tape (TVT-O) Plus Modified Ingelman-Sundberg Procedure versus TVT-O Alone in the Treatment of Mixed Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Study. Eur Urol 51:1671- 1679, 2007. 【SCI】

80. I-Chia Chien, Shin-Huey Bih, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Ching-Heng Lin, Lee WG, Pesus Chou. Trends in the use of psychotropic drugs in Taiwan: a population-based national health insurance study, 1997-2004. Psychiatr Serv 58:554-557, 2007. 【SCI】

81. Long-Sheng Chen, Nicole Huang, Jen-Huoy Tsay, Pen-Jen Wang, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Pesus Chou, Cheng-Hua Lee Screening for cervical cancer among female physicians and their relatives in Taiwan-A population-based comparative study. Prev Med 44(6):531-535, 2007. 【SCI】

82. Ya-Mei Bai, Chen Tzu Ting, Lin Wen Kuo, Chang, Wen Ho. Wu, Bojian. Hung Chih Hung, Pesus Chou, Jen Yeu Chen. Pharmacokinetics Study for Hyperprolactinemia Among Schizophrenics Switched From Risperidone to Risperidone Long-Acting Injection. J Clin Psychopharmacol 27:306-308, 2007. 【SCI】

83. Chi-Mou Juang, Ken-Jen Yu, Pesus Chou, Ming-Shien Yen, Nae-Fong Twu, Huann- Cheng Horng, Wei-Lun Hsu. Primary dysmenorrhea and risk of preterm delivery. Am J Perinatol 24:11-16, 2007.【SCI】

84. Tsan-Hon Liou, Chih-Hsing Wu, Hsu-Chen Chien, Wen-Yuan Lin, Wei-Jei Lee, Pesus Chou*. Anti-obesity drug use before professional treatment in Taiwan. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 16(3):580-586, 2007. 【SCI】

85. Ching-Yao Tsai, Ting-Jia Chang, Li-Lin Kuo, Pesus Chou, Lin-Chung Woung. Visual outcomes and associated risk factors of cataract surgeries in highly myopic Taiwanese. Ophthalmologica 221:18-23, 2007. 【SCI】

86. Chung-Hua Hsu, Steve GN Chang, Kung-Chang Hwang, Pesus Chou. Impact of obesity on coronary artery calcification examined by electron beam computed tomographic scan. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism 9:354-359, 2007. 【SCI】

87. I-Chia Chien, Chien-Cheng Kuo, Shin-Huey Bih, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Ching-Heng Lin, Cheng-Hua Lee, Pesus Chou. The Prevalence and Incidence of Treated Major Depressive Disorder Among National Health Insurance Enrollees in Taiwan, 1996 to 2003. Can J Psychiatry 52:28-36, 2007. 【SCI】

88. Tao-Hsin Tung, Hui-Chuan Shih, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou, Shih-Jen Chen, Fenq-Lih Lee, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Jorn-Hon Liu. A community-based study of the relationship between insulin resistance/beta-cell dysfunction and diabetic retinopathy among type II diabetics in Kinmen, Taiwan. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 14(3):148-154, 2007. 【SCI】

89. Su-Ying Tsai, Lin-Yang Chi, Chen-Hsen Lee, Pesus Chou*. Health-Related Quality of Life as A Predictor of Mortality Among the Community Dwelling Elderly. Euro J Epidemiol 22:19-26, 2007.【SCI】

90. Chung-Hua Hsu, Yang-Li Liao, Su-Ching Lin, Kung-Chang Hwang, Pesus Chou*. The Mushroom Agaricus Blazei Murill in Combination with Metformin and Gliclazide Improves Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Double-blinded, and Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. J Altern Complem Med 13(1):97-102, 2007. 【SCI】

91. Ching-Heng Lin, Wu-Chang Yang, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Tao-Hsin Tung, Pesus Chou*. A community- based study of chronic kidney disease among type 2 diabetics in Kinmen, Taiwan. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 75(3):306-312, 2007. 【SCI】

92. Frank Huang-Chih Chou, Hung-Chi Wu, Pesus Chou, Chao-Yueh Su, Kuan-Yi Tsai, Shin-Shin Chao, Ming-Chao Chen, Tom Tung-Ping Su, Wen-Jung Sun, Wen-Chen Ou- Yang. Epidemiologic psychiatric studies on post-disaster impact among Chi-Chi earthquake survivors in Yu-Chi, Taiwan. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 61(4):370-378, 2007. 【SCI & SSCI】

93. Kuan-Chia Lin, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Su-Chen Kuo, Shiow-Luan Tsay, Pesus Chou*. Interrelationship between insulin resistance and menopause on the metabolic syndrome and its individual component among nondiabetic women in the kinmen study. Am J Med Sci 333:208-214, 2007. 【SCI】

94. Chong-Shan Wang, Shan-Tair Wang, Wei-Jen Yao, Ting-Tsung Chang, Pesus Chou*. Hepatitis C Virus Infection and the Development of Type 2 Diabetes in a Community- based Longitudinal Study. Am J Epidemiol. 166(2):196-203, 2007. 【SCI】

95. Chong-Shan Wang, Ching-Te Lai, Shan-Tair Wang, Li-Jen Lin, Pesus Chou*. Impact of Influenza Vaccination on Major Cause-Specific Mortality. Vaccine 25(7):1196-1203, 2007. 【SCI】

96. Tung-Mei Kuang, Su-Ying Tsai, Wen-Ming Hsu, Ching-Yu Cheng, Jorn-Hon Liu, Pesus Chou*. Correctable Visual Impairment in an Elderly Chinese Population in Taiwan: The Shihpai Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 48(3):1032-1037, 2007. 【SCI】

97. Ching-Yao Tsai, Tao-Hsin Tung, Lin-Chung Woung, Jorn-Hon Liu, Feng-Lih Lee, Shih- Jen Chen, Pesus Chou*. Population-based study of cataract surgery among patients with type 2 diabetes in Kinmen, Taiwan. Canada J Ophthal 42(2):262-267, 2007. 【SCI】

98. Ya-Mei Bai, Jen-Yeu Chen, Wei-Shiung Yang, Yu-Chiao Chi, Ying-Jay Liou, Chao- Cheng Lin, Ying-Chieh Wang, Chih-Yuan Lin, Tung-Pine Su, Pesus Chou. Adiponectin as a potential biomarker for the metabolic syndrome in Chinese patients taking clozapine for schizophrenia. J Clin Psychiatry 68(12):1834-1839, 2007. 【SCI】

99. Kuan-Yi Tsai, Pesus Chou, Frank Huang-Chih Chou, Tom Tung–Ping Su, Shih-Chi Lin, Wen-Chen Ou-Yang, Ming-Kun Lu, Chao-Yueh Su, Shih-Shih Chao, Ming-Wei Huang, Huang-Chi Wu. Three-year follow-up study of the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and quality of life among earthquake survivors in Yu-Chi, Taiwan. J Psychiatr Res 41(1-2):90-96, 2007. 【SCI & SSCI】

100. Gwo-Ping Jong, Tsochiang Ma, Pesus Chou, Mu-Hsin Chang, Chieh-His Wu, Ping- Chun Li, Shin-Da Lee, Jer-Yuh Liu, Wei-Wen Kuo, Chih-Yang Huang. Serum MMP-9 activity as a diagnosing marker for the developing heart failure of post MI patients. Chin J Physiol 49(2):104-109, 2006. 【SCI】

101. Tao-Hsin Tung, Pesus Chou*, Hsueh-Lin Tsao, Gou-Liang Zeng, Swei-Hu Chen. A follow-up study on diabetic retinopathy among type 2 diabetics in Kin-chen, Kinmen. Medical Journal of South Taiwan 1:25-32, 2006.

102. Chi-Ming Liu, Tao-Hsin Tung, Pesus Chou, Victor Tze-Kai Chen, Chung-Te Hsu, Wu- Shyong Chien, Yeu-Tyng Lin, Hsu-Feng Lu, Hui-Chuan Shih, Jorn-Hon Liu. Clinical correlation of gallstone disease in a Chinese population in Taiwan: Experience at Cheng Hsin General Hospital. World J Gastroentero 12(8):1281-1286, 2006. 【SCI】

103. Chao-Hung Lai, Tsochiang Ma, Ting-Chuan Chang, Mu-Hsin Chang, Pesus Chou, Gwo- Ping Jong. A case of blunt chest trauma induced acute myocardial infarction involving two vessels. Int Heart J 47(4):639-643, 2006. 【SCI】

104. Tao-Hsin Tung, Shih-Jen Chen, Hui-Chuan Shih, Pesus Chou, An-Fei Li, Mong-Ping Shyong, Feng-Li Lee, Jorn-Hon Liu. Assessing the natural course of diabetic retinopathy: a population-based study in kinmen, Taiwan. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 13(5):327-333, 2006. 【SCI】

105. Tao-Hsin Tung, Hsiao-Man Ho, Hui-Chuan Shih, Pesus Chou, Jorn-Hon Liu, Victor TK Chen, De-Chuan Chan, Chi-Ming Liu. A population-based follow-up study on gallstone disease among type 2 diabetics in Kinmen, Taiwan. World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4536- 4540, 2006. 【SCI】

106. Hsin-Yi Lin, Ching-Yu Cheng, Wen-Ming Hsu, W.H. Linda Kao, Pesus Chou. Incidence of Eyelid Cancers in Taiwan: A 21-year Review. Ophthalmology 113(11):2101-2107, 2006. 【SCI】

107. Tsan-Hon Liou, Chi-Hsien Chen, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Pesus Chou, Hung-Wen Chiu. A pilot study of videoconferencing for an Internet-based weight loss programme for obese adults in Taiwan. J Telemed Telecare 12(7):370-373, 2006. 【SCI】

108. Gwo-Ping Jong, Mu-Hsin Chang, Ting-Chuan Chang, Pesus Chou, Chong-Yau Fu, Li- Yun TIEN, Chung-Yin Chen, Tso-Chiang Ma. Long-Term Efficacy And Safety Of Very- Low-Dose amiodarone treatment for the maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation after successful direct-current cardioversion. Chin Med J(Engl) 119(24):2030-2035, 2006. 【SCI】

109. Shao-Yuan Chuang, Hao-Min Cheng, Pesus Chou, Chen-Huan, Chen. Prevalence of Isolated Systolic Hypertension and the Awareness, Treatment, and Control Rate of Hypertension in Kinmen Acta Cardiol Sin 22(2):83-90, 2006.

110. Chung-Hua Hsu, Kung-Chang Hwang, Chung-Liang Chao, Steve GN Chang, Jaung- Geng Lin, Mei-Shang Ho, Hen-Hong Chang, Shung-Te Kao, Yi-Ming Chen, Pesus Chou*. Can Herbal Medicine Be Used Against Avian Flu? Learning the Experience of Supplementary Treatment with Chinese Herbal Medicine on SARS or SARS-Like Infectious Disease. J Altern Complem Med 12(6):505-506, 2006 (letter)【SCI】

111. Chung-Hua Hsu, Kung-Chang Hwang, Chung-Liang Chao, Steve G N Chang, Cheng- Chin Ker, Lin-Chen Chien, Mei-Shang Ho, Jaung-Geng Lin, Yi- Ming Chen, Pesus Chou*. The lesson of supplementary treatment with Chinese medicine on severe laboratory-confirmed SARS patients. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine 34(6):927-935, 2006. 【SCI】

112. Ya-Mei Bai, Bojian Wu, Tzu Ting Chen, Chih Hung Hung, Wen Kuo Lin, Tsung Ming Hu, Chih-Yuan Lin, Pesus Chou*. A Comparative Efficacy and Safety Study of Long- Acting Risperidone Injection and Risperidone Oral Tablets Among Hospitalized Patients: 12-Week Randomized, Single-Blind Study. Pharmacopsychiatry 39(4):135- 141, 2006. 【SCI】

113. 224. Chung-Yeh Deng, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Nicole Huang, Yea-Jen Hsu, Long-Shen Chen, Pesus Chou*. Comparison of Perforation Risk Among Physicians, Other Medical Professionals and General Adults With Acute Appendicitis in Taiwan. Br J Surgery 93(10):1297-1302, 2006. 【SCI】

114. Shui-Hu Chen, I-An Jen, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Kuan-Chia Lin, Pesus Chou*. Community-Based Study on Summer-Winter Differences of Component of Metabolic Syndrome in Kinmen, Taiwan. Prev Med (43)129-135, 2006. 【SCI】

115. Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Wen-Jane Lee, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou, Chen-Huan Chen. Predictors of incident diabetes, metabolic syndrome in middle- aged adults: a 10-year follow-up study from Kinmen, Taiwan. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 74(2):162-168, 2006. 【SCI】

116. Chung-Hua Hsu, Yuen Hua, Gwo-Ping Jong, Chung-Liang Chao, Jing-Yun Liu, Kung- Chang Hwang, Pesus Chou. Shock Resuscitation with Acupuncture: Case Report. Emerg Med J 23(3):e18-19, 2006. 【SCI】 117. Shao-Yuan Chuang, Pesus Chou, Pai-Feng Hsu, Hao-Min Cheng, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Chen- Huan Chen. Presence and progression of abdominal obesity are predictors of future high blood pressure and hypertension. Am J Hypertens 19(8):788-795, 2006. 【SCI】

118. Ya-Mei Bai, Chao-Cheng Lin, Jen-Yeu Chen, Chih-Yuan Lin, Tung-Ping Su, Pesus Chou*. Initial Clinical Response Predict 8-year Weight Gain Among Patients on Clozapine. Am J Psychiat 163(7):1276-1279, 2006. 【SCI】(brief report)

119. Jorn-Hon Liu, Tao-Hsin Tung, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Shih- Jen Chen, Feng-Lih Lee, Wen-Ling Li. A Community-based Epidemiologic Study of Gender Differences in the Relationship between Insulin Resistance/ β-cell Dysfunction and Diabetic Retinopathy among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Kinmen, Taiwn. Ophthalmology (4):252-258, 2006. 【SCI】

120. Tsan-Hon Liou, W P Chan, L-C Pan, P-W Lin, Pesus Chou, Chi-Hsien Chen. Fully Automated Large-Scale Assessment of Visceral and Subcutaneous Abdominal Adipose Tissue by Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Int J Obes(Lond) 30(5):844-852, 2006. 【SCI】

121. Nan-Ping Yang, I-An Jen, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Shui-Hu Chen, Pesus Chou*. Screening for Low Bone Mass with Quantitative Ultrasonography in A Community Without Dual- Energy X-ray Absorptiometry: Population-based Survey. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders7(24):1-9, 2006. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-7-24. (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/7/24) 【SCI】

122. Hung-Chi Wu, Pesus Chou, Frank Huang-Chih Chou, Chao-Yueh Su, Kuan-Yi Tsai, Wen-Chen Ou-Yang, Tom Tung-Ping Su, Shin-Shin Chao, Wen-Jung Sun, Ming-Chao Chen. Survey of Quality of Life and Related Risk Factors for A Taiwanese Village Population 3 Years Post-earthquake. Aust NZ J Psychiat 40(4):355-361, 2006. 【SCI】

123. Nan-Ping Yang, Chung-Yeh Deng, Yiing- Jenq Chou, Po-Quang Chen, Ching Heng Lin, Pesus Chou, Hong-Jen Chang. Estimated Prevalence of Osteoporsis From a Nationwide Health Insurance Database in Taiwan. Health Policy 75(3):329-337, 2006. 【SCI】

124. Gwo-Ping Jong, Tso-Chiang Ma, Pesus Chou, Miin-Yaw Shyu, Wei-Kung Tseng, Ting- Chuan Chang. Reciprocal Changes in 12-Lead Electrocardiography Can Predict Left Main Coronary Artery Lesion in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Int Heart J 47(1):13-20, 2006. 【SCI】

125. Tao-Hsin Tung, Jorn-Hon Liu, Feng-Li Lee, Shih-Jen Chen, An-Fei Li, Pesus Chou*. Population-based study of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy among type 2 diabetic patients in Kinmen, Taiwan. Jpn J Ophthalmol 50:44-52, 2006. 【SCI】

126. Ching-Yao Tsai, Lin-Chung Woung, Pesus Chou, Chang-Sue Yang, Min-Muh Sheu, Jen- Rung Wu, Tsai-Li Chuang Tao-Hsin Tung. The current status of visual disability in the elderly population of Taiwan. Jpn J Ophthalmol 49(2):166-172, 2005.

127. Chi-Ming Liu, Ching-Wen Chienc, Pesus Chou, Jorn-Hon Liu, Victor Tze-Kai Chen, Jeng Weia, Ying-Yu Kuo, Hui-Chu Lang. An analysis of job satisfaction among physician assistants in Taiwan. Health Policy 73(1):66-77, 2005.

128. Chi-Ming Liu, Tao-Hsin Tung, Jorn-Hon Liu, Yeh-Kuang Tsai, Victor T. K. Chen, Tseng-Nip Tam, Hsu-Feng Lu, Kuang-Kuo Wang, Chung-Te Hsu, Pesus Chou*. Serum Insulin, Insulin Resistance, β-cell Dysfunction, and Gallstone Disease Among Type 2 Diabetics in Chinese Population: A Community-based Study in Kinmen, Taiwan. World J Gastroentero 11(45):7159-7164, 2005. 【SCI】

129. Hao-Min Cheng, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Pai-Feng Hsu, Pesus Chou, Chen-Huan Chen. Systolic Time Intervals Revisited: Correlations with N-terminal Pro-brain Natriuretic Peptide in A Community Population. Heart Vessels 20:256-263, 2005. 【SCI】

130. Chung-Hua Hsu, Kung-Chang Hwang, Chung-Liang Chao,Jaung-Geng Lin, Shung-Te Kao, Pesus Chou*, Effects of Electroacupuncture in Reducing Weight and Waist Circumference in Obese Women: A Randomized Crossover Trial. Int J Obesity 29:1379- 1384, 2005. 【SCI】

131. Chia-Lin Li, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou*. Persistent Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Insulin Resistance, and ß-cell Dysfunction Were Independent Predictors of Type 2 Diabetes. J Clin Epidemiol. 58:728-732, 2005. 【SCI】

132. Tao-Hsin Tung, Feng-Li Lee, Ching-Yao Tsai, Shih-Jen Chen, Pesus Chou*. Community-based Study of Cataracts Among Type 2 Diabetics in Kinmen. Eur J Epidemiol 20:435-441, 2005. 【SCI】

133. Tao-Hsin Tung, Pesus Chou*, Feng-Li Lee, Shih-Jen Chen, An-Fei Li, Mong-Ping Shyong. A Community-based Follow-up Study on Diabetic Retinopathy among Type 2 Diabetics in Kinmen. Eur J Epidemiol 20(4):317-323, 2005. 【SCI】

134. Chung-Hua Hsu, Kung-Chang Hwang, Chung-Liang Chao, Hen-Hong Chang, Pesus Chou*. Electroacupuncture in Obese Women: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Journal of Women’s Health 14(5):434-440, 2005. 【SCI】

135. Pei-Yu Lin, Ching-Yu Cheng, Wen-Ming Hsu, Su-Ying Tsai, Ming-Wei Lin, Jorn-Hon Liu, Pesus Chou. Association Between Symptoms and Signs of DryEye Among An Elderly Chinese Population in Taiwan: The Shihpai Eye Study. Invetigative Opthalmology& Visual Science(IOVS) 46(5):1593-1598, 2005. 【SCI】

136. Frank Huang-Chih Chou, Tung-Ping Su, Pesus Chou*, Wen-Chen Ou-Yang, Ming-Kun Lu, I-Chia Chien. Survey of Psychiatric Disorders in A Taiwanese Village Population Six Months After A Major Earthquake. J Formos Med Assoc 104:308-317, 2005. 【SCI】

137. Tao-Hsin Tung, Shih-Jen Chen, Feng-Li Lee, Jorn-Hon Liu, Ching-Heng Lin, Pesus Chou*. A Community-based Study for the Utility Values Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy Among Type 2 Diabetics in Kinmen, Taiwan. Diabetes Res Clin Pr 68(3):265-273, 2005. 【SCI】

138. Tung-Mei Kuang, Wen-Ming Hsu, Ching-Kuang Chou, Su-Ying Tsai, Pesus Chou*. Impact of Stereopsis on Quality of Life. EYE 19:540-545, 2005. 【SCI】

139. Chi-Ming Liu, Tao-Hsin Tung, Jorn-Hon Liu, Victor Tze-Kai.Chen, Ching-Heng Lin, Pesus Chou*. A Community-based Epidemiological Study of Elevated Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Levels in Kinmen, Taiwan.World J Gastroentero 11(11):1616-1622, 2005. 【SCI】

140. Yin-Yin Chen, Yi-Chang Chou, Pesus Chou*. Impact of Nosocomial Infection on Cost of Illness and Length of Stay in Intensive Care Units. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 26:281-287, 2005. 【SCI】

141. Hsin-Yi Lin, Wen-Ming Hsu, Pesus Chou, Catherine J Liu, Joe C Chou, Su-Ying Tsai, Ching-Yu Cheng. Intraocular Pressure Measured with a Non-contact Tonometer in An Elderly Chinese Population: The Shihpai Eye Study. Arch Ophthalmol 123:381-386, 2005. 【SCI】

142. Shao-Yuan Chuang, Chen-Huan Chen, Chien-Ming Cheng, Pesus Chou. Combined Use of Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity and Ankle-Brachial Index for Fast Assessment of Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis in a Community. Int J Cardiol 98:99-105, 2005. 【SCI】

143. Ya-Mei Bai, Shun-Chieh Yu, Jen-Yu Chen, Chih-Yuan Lin, Pesus Chou, Chao-Cheng Lin. Risperidone for Pre-existing Severe Tardive Dyskinesia: A 48-week Prospective Follow-up Study. Int Clin Psychopharmacol 20:79-85, 2005. 【SCI】

144. Tsochiang Ma, Gwo-Ping Jong,Kuo-Chiang Ueng, Pesus Chou. Establishing a Prediction Model For Coronary Angiography Based on Coronary Risk Factors. In Heart J 46:57-68, 2005. 【SCI】

145. Tung-Mei Kuang, Su-Ying Tsai, Wen-Ming Hsu, Cling-Yu Cheng, Jorn-Hon Liu, Pesus Chou*. Body Mass Index and Age-Related Cataract: The Shih-Pai Eye Study. Arch Ophthalmol 123: 1109-1114, 2005. 【SCI】

146. Chong-Shan Wang, Ching-Te Lai, Shan-Tair Wang, Li-Jen Lin, Pesus Chou*. Reducing Major- Cause-Specific Hospitalization Rates and Shortening Hospital Stays After Influenza Vaccination. Clinical Infectious Diseases 39:1604-1610, 2004. 【SCI】

147. Chong-Shan Wang, Wei-Jen Yao, Shan-Tair Wang, Ting-Tsung Chang, Pesus Chou*. Strong Association of HCV Infection and Severe Thrombocytopenica: Implications from A Hyperendemic Community Survey. Clinical Infectious Diseases 39:790-796, 2004. 【SCI】

148. Ya-Mei Bai, Chao-Cheng Lin, Chih-Yuan Lin, Jen-Yeu Chen, Ching-Mo Chue, Pesus Chou. Survey of Stress Reactions Among Health Care Workers Involved with the SARS Outbreak. Psychiatric Services 55:1055-1057, 2004. 【SCI】

149. Shao-Yuan Chung, Chen-Huan Chen, Pesus Chou. Hypertension and the Insulin-Related Metabolic Syndrome: Factor Analysis in 17,539 Taiwanese. Acta Cardiol Sin 20:229- 236, 2004.

150. I-Chia Chien, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Ching-Heng Lin, Shin-Huey Bih, Hong-Jen Chang, Pesus Chou*. Health Care Use and Costs of Psychiatric Disorders Among National Health Insurance Enrollees in Taiwan. Psychiatric Services 55(12):1427-1430, 2004. 【SCI】

151. I-Chia Chien, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Cheng-Heng Lin, Shin-Huey Bih, Pesus Chou, Hong- Jen Chang. Prevalence and Incidence of Schizophrenia Among National Health Insurance Enrollees in Taiwan, 1996-2001. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 58:611-618, 2004. 【SCI】

152. Shao-Yuan Chuang, Chen-Huan Chen, Pesus Chou. Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in A Large Health Check-up Population in Taiwan. J Chin Med Assoc 67: 611-620, 2004.

153. Chi-Ming Liu, Tao-Hsin Tung, Jorn-Hon Liu, Pesus Chou*. A Community-based Epidemiologic Study on Gallstone Disease Among Type 2 Diabetics in Kinmen, Taiwan. Dig Dis 22:87-91, 2004. 【SCI】

154. Su-Ying Tsai, Ling-Yang Chi, Liang-Shong Lee, Pesus Chou*. The Impact of Somatic and Mental Illness on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Urban, Rural and Remote Island Community Elderly in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 103:196-204, 2004. 【SCI】

155. Tung-Ping Su, Shuang-Ruang Huang, Pesus Chou. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Insomnia in Community-dwelling Chinese Elderly: A Taiwanese Urban Area Survey. Aust NZ J Psychiat 38:706-713, 2004. 【SCI】

156. Frank Huang-Chih Chou, Pesus Chou*, Changyi Lin, Tom Tung-Pin Su, Wen-Chen Ou- Yang, I-Chia Chien, Chao-Yueh Su, Ming-Kun Lu, Ming-Chao Chen. The Relationship between Quality of Life and Psychiatric Impairment for A Taiwanese Community Post Earthquake. Qual Life Res 13(6):1089-1097, 2004. 【SCI】

157. Su-Ying Tsai, Lin-Yang Chi, Ching-Yu Cheng, Wen-Ming Hsu, Jorn-Hon Liu, Pesus Chou*. The Impact of Visual Conditions on Health-related Quality of Life among the Elderly in Taiwan: The Shihpai Eye Study. Quality of Life Research (QURE) 13:1415- 1424, 2004. 【SCI】

158. Kuan-Chia Lin, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou*. Different Progressions of Hyperglycemia and Diabetes Among Hyperuricemic Men and Women in the Kinmen Study. J Rheumatol 31:1159-1165, 2004. 【SCI】

159. Kuan-Chia Lin, Husan-Ming Tsao, Chen-Huan Chen, Pesus Chou*. Hypertension Was the Major Risk Factor Leading to the Development of Cardiovascular Diseases Among Hyperuricemic Men. J Rheumatol 31:1152-1158, 2004. 【SCI】

160. Su-Ying Tsai, Lin-Yang Chi, Liang-Shong Lee, Pesus Chou*. Health-related Quality of Life among Urban, Rural, and Island Community Elderly in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 103:196-204, 2004. 【SCI】

161. I-Chia Chien, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Ching-Heng Lin, Shin-Huey Bih, Pesus Chou*. Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Among National Health Insurance Enrollees in Taiwan. Psychiatric Services 55:691-697, 2004. 【SCI】

162. Frank Huang-Chih Chou, Pesus Chou*, Tom Tung-Ping Su, Wen-Chen Ou-Yang, I-Chia Chien, Ming-Kun Lu, Ming-Wei Huang. Quality of Life and Related Risk Factors in a Taiwanese Village Population 21 Months After an Earthquake. Aust NZ J Psychiat 38:358-364, 2004. 【SCI】

163. Shiow-Ing Wu, Pesus Chou, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Hui-Ju Yu, Tsung-Hsueh Lu, Tien-Sher Chen, Swei-Hu Chen. Quality of Death Certificates in Quemoy, Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 103:151-154, 2004. 【SCI】

164. Nan-Ping Yang, Tsann Lin, Chong-Shan Wang, Pesus Chou*. Correlation of Oesteoporosis Screening by Quantitative Ultrasound of Calcaneus and Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 103:130-136, 2004. 【SCI】

165. Tsann Lin, Chen-Huan Chen, Pesus Chou. Impact of the High-risk and Mass Strategies on Hypertension Control and Stroke Mortality in Primary Health Care. J Human Hypertension 18:97-105, 2004. 【SCI】

166. Tsann Lin, Pesus Chou, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Yu-Chun Lee,Tong-Yuan Tai. Predicting Factors Associated with Costs of Diabetic Patients in Taiwan. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 63:119- 125, 2004. 【SCI】 167. Wen-Ming Hsu, Ching-Yu Cheng, Jorn-Hon Liu, Su-Ying Tsai, Pesus Chou. Prevalence and Causes of Visual Impairment in an Elderly Chinese Population in Taiwan: The Shihpai Eye Study. Ophthalmology 111:62-69, 2004. 【SCI】

168. Yiing-Jenq Chou, Nicole Huang, Cheng-Hua Lee, Shu-Ling Tsai, Jen-Huoy Tsay, Long- Shen Chen, Pesus Chou. Suicide After the 1999 Taiwan Earthquake. IJE 32:1007-1014, 2003. 【SCI】

169. Chong-Shan Wang, Shan-Tair Wang, Wei-Jen Yao, Ting-Tsung Chang, Pesus Chou*. Community-Based Study of HCV Infection and Type 2 Diabetes: An Association Affected by Age and Severity of Hepatitis Status. Am J Epidemiol 158:1154-1160, 2003. 【SCI】

170. Chong-Shan Wang, Pesus Chou*. Differing Risk Factors for Premature Birth Among Adolescent Mothers and Adult Mothers. J Chin Med Assoc 66:511-517, 2003.

171. Ching-Yu Cheng, Wen-Ming Hsu, Jorn-Hon Liu, Su-Ying Tsai, Pesus Chou. Refractive Errors in an Elderly Chinese Population in Taiwan: The Shih Pai Eye Study. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 44:4630-4638, 2003. 【SCI】

172. Pei-Yu Lin, Su-Ying Tsai, Ching-Yu Cheng, Jorn-Hon Liu, Pesus Chou, Wen-Ming Hsu. Prevalence of Dry Eye Among an Elderly Chinese Population in Taiwan: The Shihpai Eye Study. Ophthalmology 110:1096-1101, 2003. 【SCI】

173. Nan-Ping Yang, Tsann Lin, Chong-Shan Wang, Pesus Chou*. Community-Based Survey of Low Quantitative Ultrasound Values of Calcaneus in Taiwan. J Clin Densitometry 6(2):131-141, 2003. 【SCI】

174. Frank-Huang-Chih Chou, Tung-Ping Su, Wen-Chen Ou-Yang, I-Chia Chien, Ming-Kun Lu, Pesus Chou*. Establishment of a Disaster-Related Psychological Screening Test. Aust NZ J Psychiat 37:97-103, 2003. 【SCI】

175. Yin-Yin Chen, David Hung-Tsang Yen, Fu-Der Wang, Pesus Chou*. Comparisons between Replacement at Four Days and Seven Days of the Infection Rate for Pulmonary Artery Catheters in an Intensive Care Unit. Critical Care Medicine 31(5):1353-1358, 2003. 【SCI】

176. Su-Ying Tsai, Wen-Ming Hsu, Ching-Yu Cheng, Jorn-Hon Liu, Pesus Chou*. Epidemiological Study on Age-Related Cataracts Among an Elderly Chinese Population in Shih-Pai, Taiwan. Ophthalmology 110(6):1089-1095, 2003. 【SCI】

177. Su-Ying Tsai, Ching-Yu Cheng, Wen-Ming Hsu, Tung-Ping Su, Jorn-Hon Liu, Pesus Chou*. Association between Visual Impairment and Depression in the Elderly. J Formos Med Assoc 102:86-90, 2003. 【SCI】 178. Chia-Lin Li, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou*. Relative role of insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction in the progression to type 2 diabetes─ The Kinmen Study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 59:225-232, 2003. 【SCI】

179. Chong-Shan Wang, Ting-Tsung Chang, Wei-Jen Yao, Pesus Chou*. Comparison of HBV and HCV Prevalence and Risk Factors in a Community-based Study. Am J Tropical Med and Hygiene 66(4):389-393, 2002. 【SCI】

180. Chong-Shan Wang, Shan-Tair Wang, Pesus Chou*. Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination of the elderly in a densely populated and unvaccinated community. Vaccine 20:2494-2499, 2002. 【SCI】

181. Husan-Ming Tsao, Chen-Huan Chen, Kuan-Chia Lin, Pesus Chou. Obesity is the Most Important Determinant of Higher Blood Pressure Among Normotensive Chinese. Chin Med J(Taipei) 65:268-274, 2002.

182. Chong-Shan Wang, Shan-Tair Wang, Ting-Tsung Chang, Wei-Jen Yao, Pesus Chou*. Smoking and Alanine Transferase Levels in Hepatitis C: Implications for Prevention of HCV Progression. Arch Intern Med 162:811-815, 2002. 【SCI】

183. Chia-Lin Li, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou*. Comparison of Metabolic Risk Profiles between Subjects with Fasting and 2-hour Plasma Glucose Impairment-- The Kinmen Study. J Clin Epidemiol 55:19-24, 2002. 【SCI】

184. Shao-Yuan Chuang, Chen-Huan Chen, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou*. Clinical Identification of the Metabolic Syndrome in Kinmen. Acta Cardiol Sin 18:16-23, 2002.

185. Pesus Chou*, Chia-Lin Li, Shih-Tzer Tsai. Epidemiology of Type 2 Diabetes in Taiwan. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 54(11) Suppl, 1:29-35, 2001. 【SCI】

186. Tsann Lin, Pesus Chou, M.S. Lai, Shih-Tzer Tsai, TY Tai. Direct costs-of-illness of patients with diabetes mellitus in Taiwan. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 54(11) Suppl, 1:43- 46, 2001. 【SCI】

187. Pesus Chou*. Factors Related to Utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Taiwan. Chin Med J (Taipei) 64(4):191-202, 2001.

188. Chong-Shan Wang, Pesus Chou*. Risk Factors for Low Birth Weight Among First-Time Mothers. J Formos Med Assoc 100:168-172, 2001. 【SCI】

189. Shiow-Ing Wu, Pesus Chou, Shih-Tzer Tsai. The Impact of Years Since Menopause (YSM) on the Development of Impaired Glucose Intolerance. J Clin Epidemiol 54:117- 120, 2001. 【SCI】

190. Pesus Chou*, Kuan-Chia Lin, Hsiao-Yi Lin, Shih-Tzer Tsai. Gender Differences in the Relationships of Serum Uric Acid with Fasting Serum Insulin and Plasma Glucose in Patients without Diabetes. J Rheumatol 28:571-576, 2001. 【SCI】

191. Chong-Shan Wang, Shan-Tair Wang, Pesus Chou*. Using Prevalence of Elevated Serum Alamine Aminotransferase (ALT) for Identifying the Communities with High Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection. Arch Intern Med 161(3):392-394, 2001. 【SCI】

192. Chong-Shan Wang, Pesus Chou*. Characteristics of Males who Father Babies Born to Adolescents Versus Older Adult Women. J Adolescent Health 28:509-512, 2001 【SCI】

193. Ching-Yuang Lin, Ching-Ching Sheng, Chen-Hsin Chen, Chau-Ching Lin, Pesus Chou. The Prevalence of Heavy Proteinuria and Progression Risk Factors in Children Undergoing Urinary Screening. Pediatr Nephrol 14:953-959, 2000. 【SCI】

194. Hung-Chi Lue, Jing-Chun Chen, Johann Yung-Fa Chao, David Hsiao, Pesus Chou, Lih- Shing Wang. Epidemiology of Leprosy in Taiwan: Its Pattern in Children. Int J Leprosy 68(1):57-62, 2000. 【SCI】

195. Yi-Wen Liou, Pesus Chou, Yi-Ming A. Chen. Genotypic analysis of HCV infection in Kinmen. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 33:149-153, 2000. 【SCI】

196. Hong-Jen Chang, Hsu-Sung Kuo, Tao-Hsing Tung, Pesus Chou, Tony Hsu-Hsi Chen. Evaluation of a Population-Based Screening for Type 2 Diabetes: A Community-Based Screening Project in Puli, Taiwan. Preventive Medicine 31:396-402, 2000. 【SCI】

197. Chen-Huan Chen, Kuan-Chia Lin, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou. Different Association of Hypertension and Insulin-Related Metabolic Syndrome Between Men And Women in 8437 Nondiabetic Chinese. Am J Hypertension 13(7):846-853, 2000. 【SCI】

198. Kuan-Chia Lin, Hsiao-Yi Lin, Pesus Chou*. The Interaction between Uric Acid Level and Other Risk Factors on the Development of Gout among Asymptomatic Hyperuricemic Men in a Prospective Study. J Rheumatol 27:1501-1505, 2000. 【SCI】

199. Kuan-Chia Lin, Hsiao-Yi Lin, Pesus Chou*. Community-Based Epidemiological Study on Hyperuricemia and Gout in Kin-Hu, Kinmen. J Rheumatol 27:1045-1050, 2000. 【SCI】

200. Shih-Tzer Tsai, Chia-Lin Li, Chen-Huan Chen, Pesus Chou*. Community-Based Epidemiological Study of Glucose Tolerance in Kin-Chen, Kinmen: Support for a New Intermediate Classification. J Clin Epidemiol. 53:505-510, 2000. 【SCI】

201. Terry B J Kuo, Tsann Lin, Cheryl C H Yang, Chia-Lin Li, Chieh-Fu Chen, Pesus Chou*. Effect of Aging on Gender Differences in Neural Control of Heart Rate. Am J Physiol 277 (Heart Circ. Physiol.46):H2233-H2239, 1999. 【SCI】

202. Tzu-I Tsai, Pesus Chou. The Association of Body Fat Distribution with Lifestyle and Reproductive Factors in Women Aged 45-54 in Kinmen. County, Republic of China. Journal of Women’s Health & Gender-Based Medicine 8(4):501-508, 1999.

203. Pesus Chou*, Meei-Yuan Liou, Ming-Yun Lai, Mei-Ling Hsiao, Hong-Jen Chang. Time Trend of Substance Use Among Adolescent Students in Taiwan, 1991-1996. J Formos Med Assoc 98(12):827-831, 1999. 【SCI】

204. Chia-Lin Li, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou*. Comparison of the Prevalence between Two Diagnostic Criteria by ADA and WHO among High Risk Group in Kin-Hu and Kin- Chen, Kinmen, 1991-94. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 45:51-59, 1999. 【SCI】

205. Chong-Shan Wang, Pesus Chou*. Characteristics and Outcomes of Adolescent Pregnancies in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 98:415-421, 1999. 【SCI】

206. Song-Lih Huang, Guang-Ming Shiao, Pesus Chou. Association between Body Mass Index and Allergy in Teenage Girls in Taiwan. Clin Exp Allergy 29:323-329, 1999. 【SCI】

207. Pesus Chou*, Chia-Lin Li, Shih-Tzer Tsai. Response to Cockram. Diabetes Care 22(2):370, 1999.【SCI】

208. Chong-Shan Wang, Pesus Chou*. Risk Factors for Adolescent Primigravida in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan. Am J Prev Med 17(1):43-47, 1999. 【SCI】

209. Chi-Ping Huang, Lin-Yang Chi, Hong-Jen Chang, Pesus Chou*. Cognition and Utilization of Papanicolaou Testing After the Implementation of National Health Insurance in Rural Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 98(1):19-23, 1999. 【SCI】

210. Yi-Ming A Chen, Sing-Tho Ting, Cheng-Ming Lee, Wu-Tse Liu, Wen-Harn Pan, Andrew Tai-Aun Cheng, Pesus Chou. Community-Based Molecular Epidemiology of HTLV Type I in Taiwan and Kinmen: Implication of the Origin of the Cosmopolitan Subtype in Northeast Asia. AIDS Res Hum Retrov 15(3):229-237, 1999. 【SCI】

211. Chen-Huan Chen, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Pesus Chou. Correlation of Fasting Serum C-Peptide and Insulin with Markers of Metabolic Syndrome-X in a Homogeneous Chinese Population with Normal Glucose Tolerance. Int J Cardiol 68:179-186, 1999. 【SCI】

212. Hsu-Sung Kuo, Hong-Jen Chang, Pesus Chou, Lilian Teng, Hsu-Hsi T. Chen. A Markov Chain Model to Assess the Efficacy of Screening for Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM). Int J Epidemiol 28:233-240, 1999. 【SCI】 213. Chen-Huan Chen, Chih-Tai Ting, Shing-Jong Lin, Tsui-Lieh Hsu, Shuenn-Jiin Ho, Pesus Chou, Mau-Song Chang, Frances O’Connor, Harold Spurgeon, Edward Lakatta, Frank C.P. Yin. Which Arterial and Cardiac Parameters Best Predict Left Ventricular Mass? Circulation 98:422-428, 1998. 【SCI】

214. Hsiu-Chih Liu, Jong-Ling Fuh, Shuu-Jiun Wang, Chia-Yih Liu, Eric B. Larson, Ker- Neng Lin, Hsiao-Chien Wang, Pesus Chou, Zin-An Wu, Kong-Ping Lin, Cheng-Huai Lin, Pei-Ning Wang, Evelyn Lee Teng. Prevalence and Subtypes of Dementia in a Rural Chinese Population. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 12(3):127-134, 1998. 【SCI】

215. Chong-Shan Wang, Ting-Tsung Chang, Pesus Chou*. Differences in Risk Factors for Being Either a Hepatitis B Carrier or Anti-Hepatitis C+ in a Hepatoma-Hyperendemic Area in Taiwan. J Clin Epidemiol 51(9):733-738, 1998. 【SCI】

216. Pesus Chou*, Meei-Yuan Liou, Hong-Jen Chang. The Present Status of Human Rights Perception and Behavior and Their Relationship to Smoking and Drinking Habits Among Adolescents in Taiwan. Chin J Public Health (Taipei) 17(4):303-316, 1998. (NSC 86-2417-H-010-002-F11 and NSC 87-2413-H-010-001-F11)

217. Chong-Shan Wang, Ting-Tsung Chang, Pesus Chou*. Differing Characteristics of Hepatitis B and C Risk Factors Among the Elderly in a Rural Area in Taiwan. J Gerontol: Medical Sciences 53A(2):M107-M111, 1998. 【SCI】

218. Pesus Chou*, Chia-Lin Li, Gin-Son Wu, Shih-Tzer Tsai. Progression to Type 2 Diabetes among High Risk Groups in Kin-Chen, Kinmen ── Exploring the Natural History of Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 21(7):1183-1187, 1998. (NSC 86-2314-B010-108) 【SCI】

219. Pesus Chou*, Ming-Yun Lai, Chieh Chung, Jau-Ming Chen, Chieh-Fu Chen. Acupuncture Utilization in Taiwan. Chin Med J (Taipei) 61:151-158, 1998.

220. Pesus Chou*, Chia-Lin Li, Hsu-Sung Kuo, Kwang-Jen Hsiao, Shih-Tzer Tsai. Comparison of the Prevalence of Two Diabetes Surveys between 1987-88 and 1991-92 in Pu-Li, Taiwan. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 38:61-67, 1997. (NSC 83-0412-B-010-063) 【SCI】

221. Tsann Lin, Chen-Huan Chen, Pesus Chou*. Pilot Hypertension Control Program in a Rural Community in Central Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 96:613-620, 1997. 【SCI】

222. AN Chiang, B Hwang, GC Shaw, BC Lee, JH Lu, CCL Meng, P Chou. Changes in Plasma Levels of Lipids and Lipoprotein Composition in Patients with Kawasaki Disease. Clinica Chimica Acta (Int J Clin Chem & Applied Molecular Biology.) 260:15- 26, 1997. 【SCI】

223. Chong-Shan Wang, Pesus Chou*. An Analysis of Unnatural Mortalities between 1990- 1994 in A-Lein, Taiwan. INJURY 28:203-208, 1997. 【SCI】

224. CY Liu, SJ Wang, EL Teng, JL Fuh, CC Lin, KN Lin, HM Chen, CH Lin, PN Wang, YY Yang, EB Larson, P Chou, HC Liu. Depressive Disorders among Older Residents in a Chinese Rural Community. Psychol Med 27:943-949, 1997. 【SCI】

225. Liu HC, Wang SJ, Fuh JL, Liu CY, Lin KP, Lin CH, Wang PN, Lin KN, Wang HC, Chen HM, Chang R, Larson EB, Wu GS, Chou P, Teng EL. The Kinmen Neurological Disorders Survey (KINDS): A Study of a Chinese Population. Neuroepidemiology 16:60-68, 1997. 【SCI】

226. Pesus Chou*, Hsu-Sung Kuo, Chen-Huan Chen, Hui-Ching Lin. Characteristics of Non- participants and Reasons for Non-participation in a Population Survey in Kin-Hu, Kinmen. Eur J Epidemiol 13:195-200, 1997. (NSC 84-2331 -B-010-064) 【SCI】

227. Shuu-Jiun Wang, Jong-Ling Fuh, Evelyn L. Teng, Chia-Yih Liu, Kon-Ping Lin, Hsi- Ming Chen, Cheng-Huai Lin, Pei-Ning Wang, Yen-Chun Ting, Hsiao-Chien Wang, Ker- Neng Lin, Pesus Chou, Eric B. Larson, Hsiu-Chih Liu. A Door-to-Door Survey of Parkinson's Disease in a Chinese Population in Kinmen. Archives of Neurology 53:66- 71, 1996. (NSC 84-2331-B-075-089 and NSC 83-0412-B-075-109Y) 【SCI】

228. Chong-Shan Wang, Pesus Chou*. The Prevalence and Motivating Factors of Adolescent Smoking at a Rural Middle School in Taiwan. Int J Addict. Substance Use & Misuse 31(10):1447-1458, 1996. 【SCI】

229. Chen-Huan Chen, Jen-Hsiang Chuang, Hsu-Sung Kuo, Mau-Song Chang, Shih-Pu Wang, Pesus Chou. Prevalence of Coronary Heart Disease in Kin-Chen, Kinmen. Int J Cardiol 55:87-95, 1996. (DOH 82-HR-C04; DOH 83-HR-204; DOH 84-HR-204)【 SCI】

230. Yi-Ming A. Chen, Hui-Ching Lin, Pesus Chou. A Population-Based pidemiological Study of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type I Infection in Kin-Hu, Kinmen. Int J Cancer 65:569-573, 1996. (NSC 82-0412-B-010-064) 【SCI】

231. Julia J. Tsuei, F.M.K. Lam, Pesus Chou. Clinical Applications of the EDST─ With an investigation of the organ-meridian relationship. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMB) 15:67-75, 1996. 【SCI】

232. Pesus Chou*. Screening for Cervical Cancer in Taiwan. Biomedical Engineering- Applications, Basis & Communications 8(2):123-131, 1996.

233. Jian-Tso Kang, Chieh-Fu Chen, Pesus Chou*. Factors Related to the Choice between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Modern Western Medicine Among Patients with Multi-Method Treatment. Chin Med J (Taipei) 57:405-412, 1996.

234. Chen-Huan Chen, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Jen-Hsiang Chuang, Mau-Song Chang, Shih-Pu Wang, Pesus Chou. Population-based Study of Insulin, C-Peptide, and Blood Pressure in Chinese with Normal Glucose Tolerance. Am J Cardiol 76:585-588, 1995. (NSC 83- 0412-B-010-026; NSC 84-2331 -B-010-006) 【SCI】

235. Chen-Huan Chen, Tsui-Lieh Hsu, Shing-Jong Lin, Chih-Tai Ting, Pesus Chou, Shih-Pu Wang, Frank Chi-Peng Yin, Mau-Song Chang. Short-Term and Long-TermEffects of Benazepril in Mild to Moderate Hypertensives. Chin Med J (Taipei) 56:12-22, 1995. (NSC 81-0412-B-010-534-Y; NSC 82-0412-B-010-117-Y)

236. Chen-Huan Chen, Chih-Tai Ting, Shing-Jong Lin, Tsui-Lieh Hsu, Frank C.P.Yin, Cynthia O. Siu, Pesus Chou, Shih-Pu Wang, Mau-Song Chang. Different Effects of Fosinopril and Atenolol on Wave Reflections in Hypertensive Patients. HYPERTENSION 25:1034-1041, 1995. 【SCI】 (NSC 81-0412-B-010-534-Y; NSC 82- 0412-B-010-117-Y)

237. Chen-Huan Chen, Hui-Ching Lin, Hsu-Sung Kuo, Mau-Song Chang, Pesus Chou*. Epidemiology of Hypertension in Kin-Hu, Kinmen. Am J Hypertens 8:395-403, 1995. (NSC 81-0412-B-075-20) 【SCI】

238. Chen-Huan Chen, Jen-Hsiang Chuang, Hsu-Sung Kuo, Mau-Song Chang, Shih-Pu Wang, Pesus Chou. A Population-based Epidemiological Study on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Kin-Chen, Kinmen. Int J Cardiol 48:75-88, 1995. (DOH 82-HR-C04, DOH 83-HR-204) 【SCI】

239. Jong-Ling Fuh, Evelyn Lee Teng, Ker-Neng Lin, Eric B. Larson, Shuu-Jiun Wang, Chia- Yih Liu, Pesus Chou, Benjamin Ing-Tiau Kuo, Hsiu-Chih Liu. The Information Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) as a Screening Tool for Dementia for a Predominantly Illiterate Chinese Population. Neurology 45:92-96, 1995. (NSC 81-0412-B075-557-Y) 【SCI】

240. An-Na Chiang, Man-Li Yang, Jeng-Hsiu Hung, Pesus Chou, Shin-Kuo Shyn, Heung-Tat Ng. Alterations of Serum Lipid Levels and Their Biological Relevances During and After Pregnancy. Life Sciences 56:2367-2375, 1995. 【SCI】

241. Hsiu-Chih Liu, Ker-Neng Lin, Evelyn Lee Teng, Shuu-Jiun Wang, Jong-Ling Fuh, Nai- Wen Guo, Pesus Chou, Han-Hwa Hu, Benjamin N. Chiang. Prevalence and Subtypes of Dementia in Taiwan: A Community Survey of 5,297 Individuals. J Am Geriatr Soc 43:144-149, 1995. 【SCI】 242. Hsiu-Chih Liu, Evelyn Lee Teng, Ker-Neng Lin, Tao-Chang Hsu, Nai-Wen Guo, Pesus Chou, Han-Hwa Hu, Wen-Nuan Cheng, Benjamin N Chiang. Performance on a Dementia Screening Test in Relation to Demographic Variables: Study of 5,297 Community Residents in Taiwan. Arch Neurol 51:910-915, 1994. 【SCI】

243. Ruey-Shiung Lin, Wen-Chung Lee, Yuan-Teh Lee, Pesus Chou, Chen-Chung Fu. Maternal Roles of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Three Taiwanese Studies-- Indirect Evidences Supportive of Mitochondrial Inheritance. Int J Epidemiol 23:886-890, 1994. 【SCI】

244. Pesus Chou*, Ming-Jen Liao, Shih-Tzer Tsai. Associated Risk Factors of Diabetes in Kin-Hu, Kinmen. Diabetes Res Clin Prat 26:229-235, 1994. (NSC 81-0412-B010-32) 【SCI】

245. Hsiu-Chih Liu, Pesus Chou, Ker-Neng Lin, Shuu-Jiun Wang, Jong-Ling Fuh, Hui-Ching Lin, Chia-Yih Liu, Gin-Son Wu, Eric B. Larson, Lon R. White, Amy B. Graves, Evelyn Lee Teng. Assessing Cognitive Abilities and Dementia in a Predominantly Illiterate Population of Older Individuals in Kinmen. Psychol Med 24:763-770, 1994. (NSC 81- 0420-B075-557-Y) 【SCI】

246. Shuu-Jiun Wang, Jong-Ling Fuh, Chia-Yih Liu, Kon-Ping Lin, Ray Chang, John Simon Yih, Pesus Chou, Ker-Neng Lin, Evelyn L. Teng, Eric B. Larson, Amy B. Graves, Hsiu- Chih Liu. Parkinson's Disease in Kin-Hu, Kinmen: A Community Survey by Neurologists. Neuroepidemiology 13:69-74, 1994. (NSC 81-0420-B075-557-Y) 【SCI】

247. Pesus Chou*, Min-Jen Liao, Hsu-Sung Kuo, Kwang-Jen Hsiao, Shih-Tzer Tsai. A Population Survey on the Prevalence of Diabetes in Kin-Hu, Kinmen. Diabetes Care 17:1055-1058, 1994. (NSC 81-0412-B010-32) 【SCI】

248. Chen-Hsin Chen, Pesus Chou, Han-Hwa Hu, Julia J. Tsuei. Further Analysis of a Pilot Study for Planning an Extensive Clinical Trial in Tradition Medicine─ With an Example of Acupuncture Treatment for Stroke. Am J Chinese Med 22:127-136, 1994. 【SCI】

249. Han-Hwa Hu, Chieh Chung, Tcho-Jen Liu, Rong-Chi Chen, Chen-Hsin Chen, Pesus Chou, Wei-San Huang, Jackson C.T. Lin, Julia J. Tsuei. A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Treatment for Acute Partial Ischemic Stroke with Acupuncture. Neuroepidemiology 12:106-113, 1993. 【SCI】

250. Pesus Chou*, Min-Jen Liao, Hsu-Sung Kuo, Gin-Son Wu, Kwang-Jen Hsiao, Tjing- Shing Jap, Hung Chiang, Mau-Song Chang. Program Description and Preliminary Health Survey Data in Kin-Hu, Kinmen. Chin Med J (Taipei) 52:241-248, 1993. (NSC 81-0412-B010-32) 251. Pesus Chou*, Cheng-Kuang Shaw, Ming-Yun Lai. Community-Based Study on the Relationship between Serum Cholesterol/Triglyceride and Dietary Habits/Life Styles in Pu-Li, Taiwan. Chin Med J (Taipei) 52:155-160, 1993. (NSC 77-0412-B010-48)

252. Pesus Chou*, Lin-Nor Soong, Hsiao-Yi Lin. Community-Based Epidemiological Study on Hyperuricemia in Pu-Li, Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 92:597-602, 1993. (NSC 77- 0412-B010-48) 【SCI】

253. Pesus Chou*, Pao-Feng Tsai, Lin-Nor Soong. Analysis of Factors Related to Treatment and Prognosis of Leprosy Patients in Southern Taiwan. Chin Med J (Taipei) 52:1-8, 1993. (NSC 75-0412-B010-37)

254. Pesus Chou*, Chen-Huan Chen, Chien-Fang Chiu, Mau-Song Chang. Community-Based Epidemiological Study on Hypertension in Pu-Li, Taiwan. Am J Hypertens 5:608-615, 1992. (NSC 77-0412-B010-48) 【SCI】

255. Pesus Chou*, Chen-Huan Chen, Hsu-Hsi Chen, Mau-Song Chang. Community-Based Epidemiological Study on Isolated Systolic Hypertension in Pu-Li, Taiwan. Int J Cardiol 35:219-226, 1992. (NSC 77-0412-B010-48) 【SCI】

256. Pesus Chou*, Hsu-Hsi Chen, Kwang-Jen Hsiao. Community-Based Epidemiological Study on Diabetes in Pu-Li, Taiwan. DIABETES CARE 15:81-89, 1992. (NSC 77- 0412-B010-48) 【SCI】

257. Pesus Chou*, Kwang-Jen Hsiao, James Wu-Hsiung Lin, Shien-Toung Chen. Community-Based Survey on Blood Pressure, Blood Biochemistry, and Dietary Habits in Pu-Li, Taiwan. Chin Med J (Taipei) 50:279-287, 1992. (NSC 77-0412-B010-48)

258. Pesus Chou*, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Min-Yun Lai. Mortality Trends in the Past 20 Years in Pu-Li, Taiwan. Chin Med J (Taipei). 50:29-36, 1992. (NSC 77-0412-B010-48)

259. Shiow-Ing Wu, Guang-Yang Yang, Pesus Chou, Shiu-Hsiung Chao, Ching-Ching Tao, Kow-Tong Chen. An Analysis of Traffic Injuries in Taiwan in Relation to Alcohol Use and Economic Loss. INJURY. 22:357-361, 1991. 【SCI】

260. Pesus Chou*. Review on Risk Factors of Cervical Cancer. Chin Med J (Taipei). 48:81- 88, 1991. (NSC 80-0412-B010-25)

261. Pesus Chou*. Review on Cervical Cancer Screening. Chin Med J (Taipei). 48:1-12, 1991. (NSC 80-0412-B010-25)

262. Pesus Chou*. A Community-Based Screening for Liver, Cervical and Colorectal Cancer in Taiwan. THE CANCER JOURNAL. 3:315-320, 1990. 【SCI】

263. Jaw-Ching Wu, Shou-Dong Lee, Sugantha Govindarajan, Wha-Chen Lin, Pesus Chou, Yan-Jenn Wang, Shoou-Yih Lee, Yang-Te Tsai, Kwang-Juei Lo, Ling-Pai Ting. Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis D Virus Infection in Taiwan. HEPATOLOGY. 11:1057-1061, 1990. 【SCI】

264. Pesus Chou*, Ming-Yun Lai, Hong-Jen Chang. Epidemiology of Cervical Cancer in the Screened Population in Taiwan, 1979-1984. Chin Med J (Taipei). 45:209-221, 1990. (NSC 79-0412-B010-25)

265. Pesus Chou*, Ming-Yun Lai, Hong-Jen Chang. Accuracy of Screening for Cervical Cancer in Taiwan, 1974-1984. Chin Med J (Taipei). 45:147-156, 1990. (NSC 79-0412- B010-25)

266. Pesus Chou*. Review on Natural History and Screening of Cervical Cancer in Taiwan. J Natl Public Health Assoc (ROC). 10:123-131, 1990. (NSC 80-0412-B010-25)

267. Pesus Chou*, Vivien Chen. Screening for Cervical Cancer in Taiwan from 1974 to 1984. CANCER. 64:962-968, 1989. 【SCI】

268. Hong-Jen Chang, Hsu-Hsi Chen, Pesus Chou*. Risk Assessment of Diet in a Community-based Study. Chin Med J (Taipei). 44:15-18, 1989.

269. Kwang-Jen Hsiao, Jaw-Ching Wu, Shou-Dong Lee, Pesus Chou. Mass Screening of Liver Cancer by Determination of Alpha-Fetoprotein in Dried Blood Spots on Filter Paper. In Human Tumor Markers. S.W.Ting, J.S.Chen and M.K.Schwartz, eds. P.199- 210. ElsevierScience Publishers B.V. (Biomedical Devision), Amsterdam, 1989.

270. Jaw-Ching Wu, Shou-Dong Lee, Kwang-Jen Hsiao, Sun-Sang Wang, Pesus Chou, Dean Tsao, Yang-Te Tsai, Wing-Yiu Lui, Jen-HueiChiang, Kwang-Juei Lo. Mass Screening of Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Alpha-Fetoprotein in a Rural Area of Taiwan-A Dried Blood Spot Method. LIVER. 8:100-104, 1988. 【SCI】