Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 5 , Pages 395-401 , May 2009

Decline of Tetanus Antitoxin Level with Age in Taiwan

  • Chi-Jung Wu

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Medical College;, Tainan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan
    • ,
  • Huei-Chen Ko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Douliou Branch, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsin-Chun Lee

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Medical College;, Tainan
    • Department of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Medical College;, Tainan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan
    • ,
  • Wei-Chuan Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Medical College;, Tainan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan
    • ,
  • Min-Gi Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Douliou Branch, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Zhen Pao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Douliou Branch, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Nan-Yao Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan
    • ,
  • Chia-Ming Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan
    • ,
  • Hsin-I Shih

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan
    • ,
  • Wen-Chien Ko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Medical College;, Tainan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wen-Chien Ko, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan 704, Taiwan

Received 20 July 2008 ,Revised 24 September 2008 ,Accepted 2 November 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60083-8

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60083-8

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 5 , Pages 395-401 , May 2009

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