Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 15-25 , March 2007

Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells or Estrogen may be Beneficial in Treating Heatstroke

  • Sheng-Hsien Chen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-Feng Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mao-Tsun Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Fong-Ming Chang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Fong-Ming Chang, Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 710, Taiwan

,Accepted 16 August 2006.

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PII: S1028-4559(08)60101-1

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60101-1

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 15-25 , March 2007

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