Increased risk of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in patients with Bell's palsy using population data

• Li-Syue Liou,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Family Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan, ROC, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Xindian Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan(R.O.C), Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Neihu District, Taipei City, Taiwan(R.O.C.), School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Neihu Dist., Taipei City, aiwan (R.O.C.)

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• Chih-Ya Chang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Neihu Dist., Taipei City, aiwan (R.O.C.), Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tri-Service General Hospital, Neihu District, Taipei City, Taiwan(R.O.C.)

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• Hsuan-Ju Chen,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

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• Chun-Hung Tseng,

  Roles Conceptualization, Validation

  Affiliations Department of Neurology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, North District, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.), School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

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• Cheng-Yu Chen,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Xindian Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan(R.O.C)

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• Fung-Chang Sung

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: fcsung1008@yahoo.com

  Affiliations Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.), Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.), Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8377-0398

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