Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 156-160 , June 2009

A Clinical Study of Prognosis and Glucocorticoid Pulse Treatment in Patients with Acute Paraquat Intoxication

  • Jen-Pi Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ru-Ping Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Hsien Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Te-Chao Fang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Bang-Gee Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Nephrology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien, Taiwan

Received 20 June 2008 ,Revised 25 August 2008 ,Accepted 27 October 2008.

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PII: S1016-3190(09)60029-X

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60029-X

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 156-160 , June 2009

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