About the Authors
- Te-Chun Shen
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Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Cheng-Li Lin
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Affiliation Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chang-Ching Wei
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Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chia-Hung Chen
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Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chih-Yen Tu
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* E-mail: fcsung.tw@gmail.com (F-CS); chesttu@gmail.com (C-YT)
¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.
Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Te-Chun Hsia
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Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chuen-Ming Shih
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Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Wu-Huei Hsu
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Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Fung-Chang Sung
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* E-mail: fcsung.tw@gmail.com (F-CS); chesttu@gmail.com (C-YT)
¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.
Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TCS CCW. Performed the experiments: TCS CCW CLL CHC FCS CYT TCH CMS WHH. Analyzed the data: CLL CHC FCS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TCS CCW CLL CHC FCS CYT TCH CMS WHH. Wrote the paper: TCS CLL CYT FCS. Administrative support: TCH CMS WHH.