About the Authors

Chien-Min Chen

Affiliations Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan

Yao-Hsu Yang

Affiliations Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, Taipei, Taiwan, Center of Excellence for Chang Gung Research Datalink, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Chia-Hao Chang

Affiliation Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi Campus, Chiayi, Taiwan

Chih-Cheng Chen

ccchen1968@gmail.com

Affiliations School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan

Pau-Chung Chen

Affiliations Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CMC CCC YHY. Performed the experiments: CMC CCC YHY. Analyzed the data: CMC CHC YHY CCC PCC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CMC YHY. Wrote the paper: CMC.