From the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Received: November 4, 2014 Accepted: May 21, 2015 Address reprint request and correspondence to: I-Ting Tsai, Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, No. 1, Yida Road, Jiaosu Village, Yanchao District, Kaohsiung City 82445, Taiwan. Tel: +886-7-6150011 ext. 3166, Fax: +886-7-6150915, E-mail: ...

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