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Main Authors: Chiu-Hsien Yang, Yu-Wen Chiu, Chia-Tsuan Huang, Yu-Wen Haung, Hung-Yi Chuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-08-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X12003634