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Three deduced probable human-leukocyte-antigen haplotypes associated with HLA-DQB1*03:26 and -DRB1*14:141 from Taiwanese unrelated bone-marrow hematopoietic-stem-cell donors: Two case analyses

Kuo-Liang Yanga, b

a Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Tzu Chi Cord Blood Bank and Buddhist Tzu Chi Marrow Donor Registry, Buddhist Tzu Chi Stem Cells Centre, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
b Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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Effects of denosumab on bone mineral density and renal function in postmenopausal women transitioning from raloxifene

Chung-Hua Chua, †, Kuang-Ting Yeha, b, †, Ru-Ping Leeb, Ing-Ho Chena, c, Tzai-Chiu Yua, c, Kuan-Lin Liua, Cheng-Huan Penga, Jen-Hung Wangd, Wen-Tien Wua, b, c

a Department of Orthopedics, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
b Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
c School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
d Department of Medical Research, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan

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Predictors of lack of improvement in the left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with congestive heart failure 18 months after commencement of a disease management program: A prospective observational study

I-Yu Hsiaoa, †, Chen-Yu Chienb, †, Chih-Wei Chenb, Tin-Kwang Linc, Malcolm Kood

a Department of Nursing, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan
b Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan
c Department of Internal Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan
d Department of Medical Research, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan

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Development of an advance care planning booklet in Taiwan

Shu-Chen Wanga, b, c, Chih-Jung Changa, Sheng-Yu Fand, Ying-Wei Wange, f, Shu-Chuan Changa, c, Huei-Chuan Sungg

a Department of Nursing, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
b School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
c Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
d Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
e Department of Family Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
f Department of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
g Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi College of Technology, Hualien, Taiwan

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Refractory hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia associated with the use of an oral proton-pump inhibitor in a patient with hypoparathyroidism

Yea-Shin Lina, Tung-Tsun Huangb, Yuan-Jhen Hsub, Joe Yi-Tsuo Lina, Che-Hsiung Wuc, Ya-Hui Hua

a Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan
b Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan
c Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan

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Composite type A thymoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Hsin-I Chena, Chee-Yin Chaia, b, Shih-Feng Choc, Jui-Ying Leed, Wan-Tzu Chena, Chun-Chieh Wua

a Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
b Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
c Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
d Division of Chest Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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Atheromatous plaque formation in a man with high-risk atherosclerosis after Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia

Cho-Shun Lia, b, c, Jung-Tung Liua, b, c, Cheng-Siu Changa, b, c, Wen-Jui Liaoa, b, c

a School of Medicine, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
b Department of Medical Education, Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
c Department of Neurosurgery, Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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