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Main Authors: Kuan-Lin Liu, Wen-Tien Wu, Jen-Hung Wang, Tzai-Chiu Yu, Shu-Hui Wen, Ing-Ho Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664615002703