The 23 most frequently cited papers with citations at least 100 times by first authors or corresponding authors from Taipei Medical University
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Keywords: “Taipei Med Univ” or “Taipei Med Coll”
updated 2013-11-01
Record 1 of 23
Title: Review of second-order models for adsorption systems
Author(s): Ho, YS (Ho, Yuh-Shan)
Source: JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Volume: 136 Issue: 3 Pages: 681-689 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.12.043 Published: AUG 25 2006
Times Cited in Web of Science: 468
Total Times Cited: 477
Document Type: Review
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Taipei 11014, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Ho, YS (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei 11014, Taiwan.
E-mail Addresses: ysho@tmu.edu.tw
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Record 2 of 23
Title: Citation review of Lagergren kinetic rate equation on adsorption reactions
Author(s): Ho, YS (Ho, Yuh-Shan)
Source: SCIENTOMETRICS Volume: 59 Issue: 1 Pages: 171-177 Published: 2004
Times Cited in Web of Science: 329
Total Times Cited: 340
Document Type: Review
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Bibliometr Ctr, Wan Fang Hosp, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Ho, YS (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei, Taiwan.
E-mail Addresses: ysho@tmu.edu.tw
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Record 3 of 23
Title: Removal of copper ions from aqueous solution by tree fern
Author(s): Ho, YS (Ho, Yuh-Shan)
Source: WATER RESEARCH Volume: 37 Issue: 10 Pages: 2323-2330 DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00002-2 Published: MAY 2003
Times Cited in Web of Science: 282
Total Times Cited: 296
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Ho, YS (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, 250, Wu Hsing St, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Record 4 of 23
Title: Equilibrium sorption isotherm for metal ions on tree fern
Author(s): Ho, YS (Ho, Yuh-Shan); Huang, CT (Huang, CT); Huang, HW (Huang, HW)
Source: PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY Volume: 37 Issue: 12 Pages: 1421-1430 Article Number: DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(02)00036-5 Published: JUL 2002
Times Cited in Web of Science: 223
Total Times Cited: 231
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Ho, YS (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei, Taiwan.
E-mail Addresses: ysho@tmu.edu.tw
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Record 5 of 23
Title: Sorption studies of acid dye by mixed sorbents
Author(s): Ho, YS (Ho, Yuh-Shan); Chiang, CC (Chiang, CC)
Source: ADSORPTION-JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ADSORPTION SOCIETY Volume: 7 Issue: 2 Pages: 139-147 DOI: 10.1023/A:1011652224816 Published: 2001
Times Cited in Web of Science: 208
Total Times Cited: 216
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chin Mim Coll, Dept Chem Engn, Miao Li, Peoples R China.
Reprint Address:
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Record 6 of 23
Title: Preparation and characterization of biodegradable PLA polymeric blends
Author(s): Chen, CC (Chen, Chien-Chung); Chueh, JY (Chueh, JY); Tseng, H (Tseng, H); Huang, HM (Huang, HM); Lee, SY (Lee, Sheng-Yang)
Source: BIOMATERIALS Volume: 24 Issue: 7 Pages: 1167-1173 Article Number: DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(02)00466-0 Published: MAR 2003
Times Cited in Web of Science: 173
Total Times Cited: 185
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Oral Rehabil Sci, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Med Sci, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Sch Med Technol, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Dept Dent, Wan Fang Hosp, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Lee, SY (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Oral Rehabil Sci, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei 110, Taiwan. seanlee@tmu.edu.tw
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Record 7 of 23
Title: Oroxylin A inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced iNOS and COX 2 gene expression via suppression of nuclear factor-kappa B activation
Author(s): Chen, YC (Chen, Yen-Chou); Yang, LL (Yang, Ling-Ling); Lee, TJF (Lee, TJF)
Source: BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY Volume: 59 Issue: 11 Pages: 1445-1457 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(00)00255-0 Published: JUN 1 2000
Times Cited in Web of Science: 169
Total Times Cited: 172
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Coll, Grad Inst Pharmacognosy Sci, Taipei, Taiwan.
So Illinois Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pharmacol, Springfield, IL 62794 USA.
Reprint Address: Yang, LL (reprint author), Taipei Med Coll, Grad Inst Pharmacognosy Sci, 250 Wu Shin St, Taipei, Taiwan. llyang@mail.tmc.edu.tw
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Record 8 of 23
Title: Regression analysis for the sorption isotherms of basic dyes on sugarcane dust
Author(s): Ho, YS (Ho, Yuh-Shan); Chiu, WT (Chiu, WT); Wang, CC (Wang, CC)
Source: BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY Volume: 96 Issue: 11 Pages: 1285-1291 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2004.10.021 Published: JUL 2005
Times Cited in Web of Science: 168
Total Times Cited: 173
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Taipei 11014, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Associated Wan Fang Hosp, Taipei 116, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Ho, YS (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei 11014, Taiwan.
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Record 9 of 23
Title: Wogonin, baicalin, and baicalein inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 gene expressions induced by nitric oxide synthase inhibitors and lipopolysaccharide
Author(s): Chen, YC (Chen, Yen-Chou); Shen, SC (Shen, SC); Chen, LG (Chen, LG); Lee, TJF (Lee, TJF); Yang, LL (Yang, LL)
Source: BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY Volume: 61 Issue: 11 Pages: 1417-1427 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(01)00594-9 Published: JUN 1 2001
Times Cited in Web of Science: 161
Total Times Cited: 164
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Pharmacognosy Sci, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, Taipei, Taiwan.
So Illinois Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pharmacol, Springfield, IL 62794 USA.
Natl Chiayi Univ, Life Sci Coll, Grad Inst Biotechnol, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Yang, LL (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Pharmacognosy Sci, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Record 10 of 23
Title: Removal of lead(II) from effluents by sorption on peat using second-order kinetics
Author(s): Ho, YS (Ho, Yuh-Shan); Ng, JCY (Ng, JCY); McKay, G (McKay, G)
Source: SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Pages: 241-261 DOI: 10.1081/SS-100001077 Published: 2001
Times Cited in Web of Science: 161
Total Times Cited: 166
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Coll, Sch Publ Hlth, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Chem Engn, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.
Reprint Address: McKay, G (reprint author), Taipei Med Coll, Sch Publ Hlth, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Record 11 of 23
Title: Removal of basic dye from aqueous solution using tree fern as a biosorbent
Author(s): Ho, YS (Ho, Yuh-Shan); Chiang, TH (Chiang, TH); Hsueh, YM (Hsueh, YM)
Source: PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY Volume: 40 Issue: 1 Pages: 119-124 DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2003.11.035 Published: JAN 2005
Times Cited in Web of Science: 153
Total Times Cited: 162
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Bibliometr Ctr, Taipei 116, Taiwan.
Chin Min Coll, Dept Chem Engn, Miaoli, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Ho, YS (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei, Taiwan.
E-mail Addresses: ysho@tmu.edu.tw
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Record 12 of 23
Title: Selection of optimum sorption isotherm
Author(s): Ho, YS (Ho, Yuh-Shan)
Source: CARBON Volume: 42 Issue: 10 Pages: 2115-2116 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.03.019 Published: 2004
Times Cited in Web of Science: 134
Total Times Cited: 135
Document Type: Letter
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Taipei 11014, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Ho, YS (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei 11014, Taiwan.
E-mail Addresses: ysho@tmu.edu.tw
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Record 13 of 23
Title: Psychometric comparisons of the timed up and go, one-leg stand, functional reach, and Tinetti balance measures in community-dwelling older people
Author(s): Lin, MR (Lin, Mau-Roung); Hwang, HF (Hwang, HF); Hu, MH (Hu, MH); Wu, HDI (Wu, HDI); Wang, YW (Wang, YW); Huang, FC (Huang, FC)
Source: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY Volume: 52 Issue: 8 Pages: 1343-1348 DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52366.x Published: AUG 2004
Times Cited in Web of Science: 126
Total Times Cited: 135
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Inst Injury Prevent & Control, Coll Publ Hlth & Nutr, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Natl Taipei Coll Nursing, Dept Nursing, Taipei, Taiwan.
Natl Taiwan Univ, Sch & Grad Inst Phys Therapy, Coll Med, Taipei 10764, Taiwan.
China Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Taichung, Taiwan.
Mackay Mem Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Lin, MR (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Inst Injury Prevent & Control, Coll Publ Hlth & Nutr, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
E-mail Addresses: mrlin@tmu.edu.tw
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Record 14 of 23
Title: Inhibition of platelet-aggregation by some flavonoids
Author(s): Tzeng, SH (Tzeng, Shu-Huey); Ko, WC (Ko, WC); Ko, FN (Ko, FN); Teng, CM (Teng, Che-Ming)
Source: THROMBOSIS RESEARCH Volume: 64 Issue: 1 Pages: 91-100 DOI: 10.1016/0049-3848(91)90208-E Published: OCT 1 1991
Times Cited in Web of Science: 126
Total Times Cited: 136
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Natl Taiwan Univ, Coll Med, Inst Pharmacol, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Tzeng, SH (reprint author), Taipei Med Coll, Dept Pharmacol, 250 Wu Shing St, Taipei 10502, Taiwan. shtzeng@tmu.edu.tw
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Record 15 of 23
Title: Wogonin and fisetin induce apoptosis in human promyeloleukemic cells, accompanied by a decrease of reactive oxygen species, and activation of caspase 3 and Ca2+-dependent endonuclease
Author(s): Lee, WR (Lee, Woan-Rouh); Shen, SC (Shen, SC); Lin, HY (Lin, HY); Hou, WC (Hou, WC); Yang, LL (Yang, LL); Chen, YC (Chen, Yen-Chou)
Source: BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY Volume: 63 Issue: 2 Pages: 225-236 Article Number: DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(01)00876-0 Published: JAN 15 2002
Times Cited in Web of Science: 124
Total Times Cited: 136
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Pharmacognosy Sci, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Sch Med, Inst Med Sci, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Taipei Municipal Wan Fong Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Chen, YC (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Pharmacognosy Sci, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Record 16 of 23
Title: Antiplatelet effect of butylidenephthalide
Author(s): Teng, CM (Teng, CM); Chen, WY (Chen, WY); Ko, WC (Ko, WC); Ouyang, C (Ouyang, C)
Source: BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA Volume: 924 Issue: 3 Pages: 375-382 Published: JUN 22 1987
Times Cited in Web of Science: 122
Total Times Cited: 122
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Coll, Dept Pharmacol, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Teng, CM (reprint author), Natl Taiwan Univ, Coll Med, Inst Pharmacol, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Record 17 of 23
Title: Emodin induces apoptosis in human promyeloleukemic HL-60 cells accompanied by activation of caspase 3 cascade but independent of reactive oxygen species production
Author(s): Chen, YC (Chen, Yen-Chou); Shen, SC (Shen, SC); Lee, WR (Lee, WR); Hsu, FL (Hsu, FL); Lin, HY (Lin, HY); Ko, CH (Ko, CH); Tseng, SW (Tseng, SW)
Source: BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY Volume: 64 Issue: 12 Pages: 1713-1724 Article Number: DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(02)01386-2 Published: DEC 15 2002
Times Cited in Web of Science: 120
Total Times Cited: 135
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Pharmacognosy Sci, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Dept Dermatol, Sch Med, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Dept Dermatol, Taipai Municipal Wan Fang Hosp, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Inst Med Sci, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Chen, YC (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Pharmacognosy Sci, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Record 18 of 23
Title: In vitro and in vivo inhibitory activities of rutin, wogonin, and quercetin on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide and prostaglandin E-2 production
Author(s): Shen, SC (Shen, Shing-Chuan); Lee, WR (Lee, WR); Lin, HY (Lin, HY); Huang, HC (Huang, HC); Ko, CH (Ko, CH); Yang, LL (Yang, LL); Chen, YC (Yen-Chou)
Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY Volume: 446 Issue: 1-3 Pages: 187-194 Article Number: DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)01792-2 Published: JUN 20 2002
Times Cited in Web of Science: 111
Total Times Cited: 113
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Sch Pharm, Grad Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Wan Fang Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Inst Med Sci, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Pharmacognosy Sci, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Chen, YC (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Sch Pharm, Grad Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Record 19 of 23
Title: Sorption of lead ions from aqueous solution using tree fern as a sorbent
Author(s): Ho, YS (Ho, Yuh-Shan); Chiu, WT (Chiu, WT); Hsu, CS (Hsu, CS); Huang, CT (Huang, CT)
Source: HYDROMETALLURGY Volume: 73 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 55-61 DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2003.07.008 Published: APR 2004
Times Cited in Web of Science: 110
Total Times Cited: 112
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Wan Fang Hosp, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Ho, YS (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei, Taiwan.
E-mail Addresses: ysho@tmu.edu.tw
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Record 20 of 23
Title: Isolation and characterization of neurogenic mesenchymal stem cells in human scalp tissue
Author(s): Shih, DTB (Shih, Daniel Tzu-Bi); Lee, DC (Lee, DC); Chen, SC (Chen, SC); Tsai, RY (Tsai, RY); Huang, CT (Huang, CT); Tsai, CC (Tsai, CC); Shen, EY (Shen, EY); Chiu, WT (Chiu, WT)
Source: STEM CELLS Volume: 23 Issue: 7 Pages: 1012-1020 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2004-0125 Published: AUG 2005
Times Cited in Web of Science: 109
Total Times Cited: 122
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Cell & Mol Biol, Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Wan Fang Hosp, Ctr Stem Cell Res, Taipei, Taiwan.
Grad Inst Cell & Mol Biol, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wan Fang Hosp, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Shih, DTB (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Cell & Mol Biol, Sch Pharmaceut Sci, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
E-mail Addresses: cmbdshih@tmu.edu.tw
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Record 21 of 23
Title: Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors and lipopolysaccharide induced inducible NOS and cyclooxygenase-2 gene expressions by rutin, quercetin, and quercetin pentaacetate in RAW 264.7 macrophages
Author(s): Chen, YC (Chen, Yen-Chou); Shen, SC (Shen, SC); Lee, WR (Lee, WR); Hou, WC (Hou, WC); Yang, LL (Yang, LL); Lee, TJF (Lee, TJF)
Source: JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY Volume: 82 Issue: 4 Pages: 537-548 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.1184 Published: 2001
Times Cited in Web of Science: 108
Total Times Cited: 108
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Pharmacognosy Sci, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Taipei, Taiwan.
So Illinois Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pharmacol, Springfield, IL 62794 USA.
Reprint Address: Chen, YC (reprint author), Taipei Med Coll, Grad Inst Pharmacognosy Sci, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Record 22 of 23
Title: Antioxidant activities of dioscorin, the storage protein of yam (Dioscorea batatas Deene) tuber
Author(s): Hou, WC (Hou, Wen-Chi); Lee, MH (Lee, MH); Chen, HJ (Chen, HJ); Liang, WL (Liang, WL); Han, CH (Han, CH); Liu, YW (Liu, YW); Lin, YH (Lin, YH)
Source: JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY Volume: 49 Issue: 10 Pages: 4956-4960 DOI: 10.1021/jf010606m Published: OCT 2001
Times Cited in Web of Science: 105
Total Times Cited: 108
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Pharmacognosy Sci, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Chinese Culture Univ, Dept Hort, Taipei 111, Taiwan.
Acad Sinica, Inst Bot, Taipei 115, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Hou, WC (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Pharmacognosy Sci, Taipei 110, Taiwan. wchou@tmu.edu.tw
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Record 23 of 23
Title: Arsenic exposure, urinary arsenic speciation, and peripheral vascular disease in blackfoot disease-hyperendemic villages in Taiwan
Author(s): Tseng, CH (Tseng, Chin-Hsiao); Huang, YK (Huang, YK); Huang, YL (Huang, YL); Chung, CJ (Chung, CJ); Yang, MH (Yang, MH); Chen, CJ (Chen, CJ); Hsueh, YM (Hsueh, Yu-Mei)
Source: TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY Volume: 206 Issue: 3 Pages: 299-308 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2004.11.022 Published: AUG 15 2005
Times Cited in Web of Science: 101
Total Times Cited: 110
Document Type: Article
Addresses: Taipei Med Univ, Sch Med, Dept Publ Hlth, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Grad Inst Med Sci, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth & Nutr, Grad Inst Publ Hlth, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Dept Nucl Sci, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Natl Taiwan Univ, Coll Publ Hlth, Grad Inst Epidemiol, Taipei 10764, Taiwan.
Natl Hlth Res Inst, Div Environm Hlth & Occupat Med, Taipei, Taiwan.
Natl Taiwan Univ, Coll Med, Taipei 10764, Taiwan.
Natl Taiwan Univ Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Endocrinol & Metab, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Reprint Address: Hsueh, YM (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Sch Med, Dept Publ Hlth, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
E-mail Addresses: ymhsueh@tmu.edu.tw