1Center for Database Research, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung City; Division of Gastroenterology, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung City; School of Medicine for International Students, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung City. Electronic address: [email protected].
2Superintendent Office, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan City.
3Division of Gastroenterology, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung City.
4Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City.
5Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City.
6Department of Internal Medicine, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yilan County.
7Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin County.
8Taipei Institute of Pathology, Taipei City.
9Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung City; Division of Gastroenterology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung City; Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City. Electronic address: [email protected].
10School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City; all institutions in Taiwan.