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The banned herbal medicine induced liver injury in Taiwan

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This study was supported by the Center for Traditional Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

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  1. Center for Traditional Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Beitou District, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 112, Taiwan, ROC

    Hong-Chun Lin, Chien-Ming Yen, Kuo-Feng Chen, Yen-Ying Kung & Ching-Mao Chang

  2. Institute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

    Yen-Ying Kung & Ching-Mao Chang

  3. Faculty of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

    Yen-Ying Kung & Ching-Mao Chang

  4. Department of Pharmacy, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC

    Yung-Hung Hsieh

  5. Department of Nutrition, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC

    Yung-Hung Hsieh

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Lin, HC., Yen, CM., Chen, KF. et al. The banned herbal medicine induced liver injury in Taiwan. Hepatol Int 16, 730–731 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12072-022-10341-8

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