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Yoosik Youm

Researcher at Yonsei University

Publications -  106
Citations -  2496

Yoosik Youm is an academic researcher from Yonsei University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social network & Cohort. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 101 publications receiving 1983 citations. Previous affiliations of Yoosik Youm include University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Racial/ethnic group differences in the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States: a network explanation.

TL;DR: African Americans' higher infection rate for bacterial diseases can be explained by the patterns of sexual networks within and between different racial/ethnic groups.
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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980–2017, and forecasts to 2030, for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017

Tahvi Frank, +396 more
- 19 Aug 2019 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a comprehensive assessment of the levels and trends of HIV/AIDS incidence, prevalence, mortality, and coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for 1980-2017 and forecast these estimates to 2030 for 195 countries and territories.
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The sexual organization of the city

TL;DR: Laumann et al. as mentioned in this paper found that sexual behavior and partnering are significantly limited by such factors as the neighborhood you live in, ethnicity, sexual preference, and the circle of friends to which you belong.
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Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Spencer L. James, +633 more
- 01 Oct 2020 - 
TL;DR: Injuries are an important cause of health loss globally, though mortality has declined between 1990 and 2017, and future research in injury burden should focus on prevention in high-burden populations, improving data collection and ensuring access to medical care.
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Social Network Effects on the Transmission of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

TL;DR: This study attempts to determine whether there are any social network effects on STD transmission after controlling for other risk factors and to explore the possible mechanisms by which social networks exert their effects.