Journals

YH Choi, H Kang, JW Kim, JW Kang, S Kim, JS Gwak, CY Lee, K Park, S Acharya, DH Kim*, Y Choi*

A systematic evidence map of air pollution studies on various ocular diseases, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. Nov 2025-accepted, In press.

B Sung, Y Eom, JS Song, Y Choi*,  D Kim*

Air-pollution-vulnerable industries and the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy: a county-level study in the United States, International Journal of Environmental Health Research. Nov 2025, 18:1-10. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2025.2591178. Online ahead of print.

K Han, KW Kim, Y Choi*

Associations of urine arsenic, blood manganese, and serum zinc with pterygium in Korean adults, Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. Dec 2025, 92: 127776.

J Ock, CH Park, Y Choi*

Environmental exposures to lead, mercury, cadmium, manganese, and arsenic and obesity in Korean adults: Korean National Environmental Health Survey 2009-2017, Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. Dec 2025, 92: 127771.

J Kang, H Kang*, Y Choi*

Changes of urinary bisphenol A and alternatives in Korea 2015-2020 and environmental disparities by socioeconomic status, Environmental Research. Nov 2025, 15;285(Pt 1):122307. 

JW Kim, S Noh, H Jang, H Kang, Y Choi, DH Kim, J Jeon*, Y Choi*

Quantification and Ocular Exposure Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Mass-Market Retailer Eye-Makeup Products, Journal of Environmental Health Science. Oct 2025, 51(5): 1-11.

Y Choi, N Park, SA Park, I Kim, J Jung, Y Choi*, Kim DH*  

Detection of Microplastics in Pterygium Tissue: Implications for Environmental Hazards, European Journal of Ophthalmology.  May 2025, 35(3): NP10-NP13. 

Y Choi, N Park, J Kim, SA Park, J Jung, JS Song, Y Choi*, Kim DH*  

Microplastic contamination in artificial tears in South Korea: Potential for direct ocular exposure, Contactlens & Anterior Eye.  Apr 2025, 48(2):102325

Y Choi, M Kim, Y Choi*, Kim DH*

Adult male-specific inverse association between dry eye disease and intraocular pressure: KNHANES 2010–2012, PLOS ONE.  Feb 2025, 20(2):e0315010 

H Kang, E Oh, Y Choi*

Exposure-crossover observations of air pollution after large-scale fireworks in two Korean megacities, Seoul and Busan: Empirical evidence toward sustainable festivals, Science of the Total Environment.  Jan 2025, 15;965:178640 

JS Gong, JW Kim, B Yoon, J Kang, J Lee, Y Choi*

Challenges for a Sustainable Plastic World after INC-5, Journal of Environmental Health Science. Dec 2024, 50(6): 371-377 

H Kang, SK Park, DH Kim*, Y Choi*

Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and age-related macular degeneration in U.S. middle-aged and older adults, Chemosphere. Sep 2024, 364:143167

Y Choi, M Song, Y Lee, HJ Paik, JS Song, Y Choi*, Kim DH* 

Adverse effects of meteorological factors and air pollutants on dry eye disease: a hospital-based retrospective cohort study, Scientific Reports. Aug 2024, 14(1): 17776 

H Kang, S Lee, E Jo, W Yang, Y Choi*

Synergistic interaction of co-exposure to humidifier disinfectant chemicals CMIT/MIT and PHMG in lung injury., Environmental Science and Pollution Research International. May 2024, 31(22):33098-33106

JW Kim,Y Jin, Y Choi, H Kang, H Kim, W Jo, S Choi, W Choi, Y Choi*

Commute type and academic stress among South Korean undergraduate students: Sustainable transport and academic environment, Journal of Environmental Health Science. April 2024, 50(2): 157-167 

Y Choi*

There are No Chemicals That are Selectively Safe for Humans,  Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. Feb 2024, 50(1): i-iii 

SG Río, R Ramis, R Ortola, R Pastor, M Sotos-Prieto, E Plans-Beriso, A Castelló, RO Requena, JJJ Moleón, BMF Félix, A Muriel, M Miret, JLA Mateos, Y Choi, F Rodríguez-Artalejo, P Fernández-Navarro, E García-Esquinas* 

Exposure to residential traffic and trajectories of unhealthy ageing: results from a nationally-representative cohort of older adults, Environmental Health. Feb 2024, 23(1):15

H Kang, DH Kim*, Y Choi*

Elevated levels of serum per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in contact lens users of U.S. young adults, Chemosphere. Feb 2024, 350:141134

M Hong, MJ Ju, J Yoon, W Lee, S Lee, E Jo, S Choi, W Yang, Y Choi*

Exposures to humidifier disinfectant and various health conditions in Korean based on personal exposure assessment data of claimants for compensation,  BMC Public Health. Oct 2023, 23(1):1800 

S Choi , JH Min*, JH Kim, HJ Park , Y Kim , YE Han , SH Bae , JH Lee , Y Choi, JE Moon  

Interobserver variability and diagnostic performance in predicting malignancy of pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm with MRI,  Radiology. Jul 2023, 308(1):e222463

S Lee, E Jo, H Kang, W Yang, Y Choi*

Individual exposure characteristics according to the humidifier disinfectant exposure assessment cycle - Focusing on cycles I-to-V applicants,  Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. June 2023, 49(3): 159-168

G Kim, J Shin, E Jo, S Lee, J Shin, D Kim, J Woo, Y Choi, W Yang*

Analysis of exposure characteristics and ecxposure rating of participants with injuries from CMIT/MIT humidifier disinfectants,  Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. June 2023, 49(3): 169-177

J Yoon, E García-Esquinas, J Kim, JH Kwak, H Kim, S Kim, KN Kim, Y Hong, Y Choi*

Urinary phthalate metabolites and slow walking speed in the Korean Elderly Environmental Panel II study, Environmental Health Perspectives. April 2023, 131(4): 47005

K Han, MJ Ju , DH Kim, Y Choi*

Environmental exposures to lead, cadmium, and mercury and pterygium in Korean adults, Environmental Science and Pollution Research International. Aug 2022, 29(36): 55058-55068 

S Lee, K Han, J Yoon, E Jo, W Yang, Y Choi*

New-Onset and Exacerbation of Lung Diseases after Short-term exposures to humidifier disinfectant during hospitalization, Toxics. Jul 2022, 10(7): 371

MJ Ju, SK Park, SY Kim, Y Choi*

Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and hearing loss in Korean adults, Science of the Total Environment. May 2022, 820(2022):153124

MJ Ju, J Kim, SK Park, DH Kim, Y Choi*

Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and age-related macular degeneration in middle-aged and older adults, Environmental Research. Mar 2022, 204(Pt A):111953

P Kim*, Y Choi, Y Park, T Park, J Leem

It was possible to reduce the pain of the victims of humidifier disinfectant, Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. Feb 2022, 48(1): 1-8

D Kim, G Min, Y Choe, J Shin, J Woo, D Kim, J Shin, M Jo, K Sung, Y Choi, C Lee, K Choi, W Yang*

Evaluation of Population Exposures to PM2.5 before and after the Outbreak of COVID-19, Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. Dec 2021, 47(6): 521-529

UJ Kim, M Hong, Y Choi*

Environmental pyrethroid exposure and cognitive dysfunction in U.S. older adults: The NHANES 2001-2002, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Nov 2021, 18(22):12005

MJ Ju, J Yoon, E Jo, S Lee,, J Oh, J Park, W Yang, Y Choi*

A study on the regional distribution of enrollment cases who reported humidifier disinfectant-related health effects, Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. Aug 2021, 47(4): 303-309

H Ryu, Y Choi, E Kim, J Park, S Lee, J Yoon, EK Jo, Y Choe, J Heo, W Yang*

Misclassification and characterization of exposure to humidifier disinfectants using a questionnaire, BMC Public Health. Jul 2021, 21(1):1458

J Yoon, M Kang, J Jung, MJ Ju, SH Jeong, W Yang, Y Choi*

Humidifier disinfectant consumption and humidifier disinfectant-associated lung injury in South Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Jun 2021, 18(11):6136

DH Kim, S Kim, S Lee, Y Choi, JH Kim*

Comprehensive review of domestic and Foreign biomonitoring programs and current status of bio-sample application, Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. Jun 2021. 47(3): 205-226

S Lee*, JH Kim, Y Choi, S Kim, KM Lee, JB Park

A review of the literature using the Korean National Environmental Health Survey (cycle 1-3), Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. Jun 2021, 47(3): 227-244

A Seong, S Heo, J Yoon, JY Lee, MG Choi, JH Jeon, JH Kim, K H Park, J Im, K Ko, J Jung, Y Choi*

Academic stress and its influencing factors among medical and non‐medical students, Korean Medical Education Review. Jun 2021, 23(2): 128-138 

JH Kwak, Y Choi*

Sex and body mass index dependent associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and pulse pressure in middle-aged and older US adults, Scientific Reports. May 2021, 11(1):9989

MJ Ju, J Oh, Y Choi*

Changes in air pollution levels after COVID-19 outbreak in Korea, Science of the Total Environment. Jan 2021, 750(2021): 1415217

Y Kim, Y Choi*, MK Kim, HK Paik, DH Kim*

Different adverse effects of air pollutants on dry eye disease: Ozone, PM2.5, and PM10, Environmental Pollution. Oct 2020, 265(2020): 115039

E Jo, K Han, MJ Ju, W Yang, Y Choi*

Characteristics of humidifier disinfectant-like products containing NaDCC (sodium dichloroisocyanurate) and their use in hospitals, Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. Oct 2020, 46(5): 1-9

K Han, E Jo, Y Seo, JH Kwak, W Yang, P Kim, Y Choi*

Investigation of exposure status to humidifier disinfectant in hospitals: An on-site investigation of 23 hospitals, Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. Jun 2020, 46(4): 433-443

W Ji, K Huh, M Kang, J Hong, GH Bae, R Lee, Y Na, H Choi, SY Gong, Y Choi, K Ko, J Im, J Jung*

Effect of underlying comorbidities on the infection and severity of COVID-19 in Korea: A nationwide case-control study, Journal of Korean Medical Science. Jun 2020, 35(25): e237

JH Kwak, Y Choi*, JK Paik*

Vitamin D status, fiber intake, and type 2 diabetes in U.S. adults, Journal of Medicinal Food. Jul 2020, 23(7): 711-718

E Kim, H Ryu, J Park, Y Choe, J Heo, S Lee, E Jo, Y Choi, M Cho, W Yang*

Classification and characterization of exposure rating in humidifier disinfectants through calculation of PHMG reference concentration, Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. Jun 2020, 46(3): 335-343

JH Kwak, Y Hong, Y Choi*

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and hypertension in premenopausal and postmenopausal women: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2007-2010, Public Health Nutrition. May 2020, 23(7): 1236-1246

J Ock, J Kim, Y Choi*

Organophosphate insecticide exposure and telomere length in U.S. adults, Science of the Total Environment. Mar 2020, 709(2020): 135990

Y Choi*, JH Kwak

Letter by Choi and Kwak regarding article, “Serum bioavailable and free 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, but not its total level, are associated with the risk of mortality in patients with coronary artery disease”, Circulation Research. Oct 2019, 125(10): e71-e72

Y Kim, HJ Paik, MK Kim, Y Choi*, DH Kim*

Short-term effects of ground-level ozone in patients with dry eye disease: A prospective clinical study, Cornea. Dec 2019, 38(12): 1483-1488

J Park, SK Park, Y Choi*

Environmental pyrethroid exposure and diabetes in U.S. adults, Environmental Research. May 2019, 172(2019): 399-407

S Lee, J Yoon, J Ock, E Jo, H Ryu, W Yang, Y Choi*

Individual exposure characteristics to humidifier disinfectant according to exposure classification groups - Focusing on 4-1 and 4-2 applicants -, Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. Aug 2019, 45(4): 370-380

H Ryu, E Jo, Y Choi, S Lee, J Yoon, JH Kwak, J Park, J Heo, P Kim, W Yang*

Analysis of affecting factors on exposure assessment errors and characteristics of applicants for damage by usage of humidifier disinfectants, Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. Feb 2019, 45(1): 71-81

M Park, HS Joo, K Lee, M Lee, SD Kim, I Kim, LJ S. Borlaza, H Lim, H Shin, KH Chung, Y Choi, SG Park, M Bae, J Lee, H Song, K Park*

Differential toxicities of fine particulate matters from various sources, Scientific Reports. Nov 2018, 8(1): 17007

J Kim, J Choi, Y Choi, H Kim*

Simplified prediction model for accurate assessment of dental caries risk among participants aged 10-18 Years, The Tohoku Journal Of Experimental Medicine. Oct 2018, 246(2): 81-86

Y Choi, H Ryu, J Yoon, S Lee, JH Kwak, B Han, Y Chu, P Kim, W Yang*

Demographic characteristics and exposure assessment for applicants who have been injured by humidifier disinfectant: Focusing on 4-1 and 4-2 applicants, Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. Aug 2018, 44(4): 301-314

J Kim, J Im, CH Choi, CH Park, JI Lee, KH Son*, Y Choi*

The association between red blood cell distribution width and sarcopenia in U.S. adults, Scientific Reports. Jul 2018, 8(1): 11484

K Lee, Y Lim, K Kim, Y Choi, Y Hong, N Lee*

Urinary phthalate metabolites concentrations and symptoms of depression in an elderly population, Science of the Total Environment, Jun 2018, 625(2018): 1191-1197

N Lee, A Cho, S Park, JW Lee, PS Taek, CH Park, Y Choi, S Lim, M Baek, DY Kim, M Jin, H Lee*, I Hong*

SERPINB2 is a novel indicator of stem cell toxicity, Cell Death & Disease. Jun 2018, 9(7): 724

Y Hwang, JH Kwak, J Kim, Y Choi*

Vitamin D intake and diabetes mellitus in Korean Adults, Journal of Environmental Health Sciences, Aug 2018, 44(2): 188-195

K Kim, M Lee, Y Choi, B Lee, Y Hong*

Association between phthalate exposure and lower lung function in an urban elderly population: A repeated-measures longitudinal study, Environment International. Apr 2018, 113(2018): 177-183

Y Choi, SJ Park, HJ Paik, MK Kim, WR Wee, DH Kim*

Unexpected potential protective associations between outdoor air pollution and cataracts, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Apr 2018, 25(11): 10636-10643

S Choi, SH Kim*, CK Park, JH Min, JE Lee, Y Choi, BR Lee

Imaging features of gadoxetic acid-enhanced and diffusion-weighted MR imaging for identifying cytokeratin 19-positive hepatocellular carcinoma: A retrospective observational study, Radiology. Mar 2018, 286(3): 897-908

J Kim, E Garcia-Esquinas, A Navas-Acien, Y Choi*

Blood and urine cadmium concentrations and walking speed in middle-aged and older U.S. adults, Environmental Pollution. Jan 2018, 232(2018): 97-104

JH Ahn, Y Choi, HJ Paik, MK Kim, WR Wee, DH Kim*

Sex differences in the effect of aging on dry eye disease, Clinical Interventions in Aging. Aug 2017, 12(2017): 1331-1338

J Yoon, J Kim*, Y Choi*

Associations of sarcopenia with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis in Korean adults: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2011, The Journal of Kinesiology. Jul 2017, 19(3): 61-70

Y Choi*, SK Park

Environmental lead, mercury, and cadmium exposures and hearing loss in adults and adolescents: KNHANES 2010-2012, Environmental Health Perspectives. Jun 2017, 125(6): 067003

J Kim, J Im, Y Choi*,

Objectively measured sedentary behavior and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on the health-related quality of life in US adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2006, Quality of Life Research. May 2017, 26(5): 1315-1326

KW Lee, Y Choi, SH Hwang, HJ Paik, MK Kim, WR Wee, DH Kim*

Outdoor air pollution and pterygium in Korea, Journal of Korean Medical Science. Jan 2017, 32(1):143-150

K Kim, M Lee, Y Choi, B Lee, Y Hong*

Associations of blood cadmium levels with depression and lower handgrip strength in a community-dwelling elderly population: A repeated-measures panel study, The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. Nov 2016, 71(11): 1525-1530

K Kim, M Lee, Y Choi, H Hwang, S Oh, C Park, Y Hong* 

Association between phthalate exposure and lower handgrip strength in an elderly population: A repeated-measures study, Environmental Health. Aug 2016, 15(1): 93

M Lee, Y Choi, J Sagong, S Yu, Y Kim, D Lee, S Kim*

The interactive association of smoking and drinking levels with presence of periodontitis in South Korean adults, BMC Oral Health. Aug 2016, 16(1): 80

S Choi, SH Kim*, KM Jang, TW Kang, KD Song, JY Moon, Y Choi, BR Lee

The value of contrast-enhanced dynamic and diffusion-weighted MR imaging for distinguishing benign and malignant splenic masses, The British Journal of Radiology. July 2016, 89(1063): 20160054

J Kim, Y Choi*

Physical activity, dietary vitamin C, and metabolic syndrome in the Korean adults: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008 to 2012, Public Health. June 2016, 135(2016): 30-37

SH Hwang, Y Choi, HJ Paik, WR Wee, MK Kim, DH Kim*

Potential importance of ozone in the association between outdoor air pollution and dry eye disease in South Korea, JAMA Ophthalmology. May 2016, 134(5): 503-510

K Kim, Y Choi, Y Lim, Y Hong*

Urinary phthalate metabolites and depression in an elderly population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2012, Environmental Research. Feb 2016, 145(2016): 61-67

S Choi, SH Kim*, TW Kang, KD Song, HJ Park, Y Choi

Differentiating mass-forming autoimmune pancreatitis from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma on the basis of contrast-enhanced MRI and DWI findings, American Journal of Roentgenology. Feb 2016, 206(2): 291-300

J Han, J Im, J Yim, Y Choi, K Ko, J Kim, HG Kim, Y Noh, Y Lim*, D Oh*

Association of cigarette prices with the prevalence of smoking in Korean university students: Analysis of effects of the tobacco control policy, Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. Aug 2015, 16(13): 5531-5536.

Y Choi, JH Kim, Y Hong*

Sex-dependent and body weight-dependent associations between environmental PAHs exposure and insulin resistance: Korean urban elderly panel, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Jul 2015, 69(7): 625-631

M Lee, JH Kim, Y Choi, S Bae, C Park, Y Hong*

Association of bisphenol A exposure with overweight in the elderly: A panel study, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Jun 2015, 22(12): 9370-9377

B Kim, A Jung, D Yun, M Lee, M-R Lee, Y Choi, Y Kim, C Park, Y Hong, S Kim*

Association of urinary 3-phenoxybenzoic acid levels with self-reported depression symptoms in a rural elderly population in Asian, South Korea, Environmental Health and Toxicology. Apr 2015, 30: e2015002

Y Choi, JH Kim, B Lee, Y Hong*

Urinary benzene metabolite and insulin resistance in elderly adults, Science of the Total Environment. Jun 2014, 482-483(2014): 260-268.

Y Choi, K Kim*

Noise-induced hearing loss in Korean workers: Co-exposure to organic solvents and heavy metals, PLOS ONE. May 2014, 9(5): e97538.

S Lee, H Kim*, Y Jung, Y Choi, K Lee, S Yu, Y Hong

Environmental exposure and health inequality by socio-economic position among older people, Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society. May 2014, 34(2): 349-367.

Y Choi, J Miller, K Tucker, H Hu, SK Park*

Antioxidant vitamins and magnesium and the risk of hearing loss in US general population, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Jan 2014, 99(1): 148-155.

Y Choi, JH Kim, Y Hong*

CYP1A1 genetic polymorphism and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on pulmonary function in the elderly: Haplotype-based approach for gene-environment interaction, Toxicology Letters. Aug 2013, 221(3): 185-190

JH Kim, Y Choi, S Bae, H Park, Y Hong*

eNOS gene polymorphisms modify the association of PM10 with oxidative stress, Toxicology Letters. Nov 2012, 214(3): 263-267.

Y Choi, H Hu, B Mukherjee, J Miller, SK Park*

Environmental cadmium and lead exposures and hearing loss in US adults: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 to 2004, Environmental Health Perspectives. Nov 2012, 120(11): 1544-1550.

Y Choi, H Hu, S Tak, B Mukherjee, SK Park*

Occupational noise exposure assessment using O*NET and its application to a study of hearing loss in the US general population, Occupational and Environmental Medicine. May 2012, 69(3): 176-83.