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Bajiaolian poisoning—a poisoning with high misdiagnostic rate

Shang-Lin Chou
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  • Institute of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, ROC
  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Fooyin University Hospital, Pingtung 92847, Taiwan, ROC
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Ming-Yueh Chou
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  • Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81362, Taiwan, ROC
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Wei-Fong Kao
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Wei-Fong Kao
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan, ROC
  • Institute of Bioinformatics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, ROC

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  • Corresponding author. Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan, ROC. Tel.: +886 2 28757628 (Office), +886 2 28743383 (Home), +886 937903150 (mobile); fax: +886 2 28738013, +886 2 7970532.
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan, ROC
  • Institute of Bioinformatics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, ROC

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  • Corresponding author. Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan, ROC. Tel.: +886 2 28757628 (Office), +886 2 28743383 (Home), +886 937903150 (mobile); fax: +886 2 28738013, +886 2 7970532.
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David H.T. Yen
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  • Institute of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, ROC
  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan, ROC
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Liang-Yu Yen
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Liang-Yu Yen
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Fooyin University Hospital, Pingtung 92847, Taiwan, ROC
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Chun-I Huang
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Chun-I Huang
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan, ROC
  • School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, ROC
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Chen-Hsen Lee
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2008.09.022

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