Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 12-17 , March 2009

Are Stem Cells the Magical Medical Therapy of the Future?

  • Kuo-Liang Yang

      Affiliations

    • Buddhist Tzu Chi Stem Cells Center, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Institute of Medical Biotechnology, Buddhist Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Hwang Shyr

      Affiliations

    • Buddhist Tzu Chi Stem Cells Center, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Buddhist Tzu Chi Stem Cells Center, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, 707, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien, Taiwan

Received 22 December 2007 ,Revised 25 January 2008 ,Accepted 11 March 2008.

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PII: S1016-3190(09)60003-3

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60003-3

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 12-17 , March 2009

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