qualifications: MD, DrPH
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Deputy Superintendent and Emergency Department Director, Nantou Hospital; and Assistant Professor, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
qualifications: MS
contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data
position: Research Assistant, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes
qualifications: MD, PhD
contribution: Study conception and design
position: Director, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital; and Professor, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University
qualifications: MD, PhD
contribution: Study conception and design
position: Superintendent, Nantou Hospital; and Associate Professor, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
qualifications: MS
contribution: Acquisition of data
position: Research Assistant, Department of Emergency Medicine, Nantou Hospital
qualifications: MS
contribution: Acquisition of data
position: Head Nurse, Emergency Department, Nantou Hospital
qualifications: MD
contribution: Drafting of manuscript
position: Attending Physician, Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital; and Professor, School of Medicine, China Medical University
qualifications: MD
contribution: Acquisition of data
position: Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Associate Professor, Chung Shan Medical University
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