About the Authors

Lih-Hwa Lin

Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, Research Center for Chinese medicine & Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
Division of Chinese Medicine, An Nan Hospital, China Medical University, Tainan 709, Taiwan

Jen-Huai Chiang

Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, Research Center for Chinese medicine & Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
Management Office for Health Data, Departments of Dermatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Research, and Urology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan

Pei- Chi Chou

Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, Research Center for Chinese medicine & Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan

Po-Chi Liao

Department of Urology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 407, Taiwan

San-Yuan Wu

Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, Research Center for Chinese medicine & Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan

Kao-Sung Tsai

Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, Research Center for Chinese medicine & Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
Management Office for Health Data, Departments of Dermatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Research, and Urology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan;Department of Applied Cosmetology, Master Program of Cosmetic Science, HUNGKUANG University, 433, Taiwan

Huey-Yi Chen

Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, Research Center for Chinese medicine & Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
Management Office for Health Data, Departments of Dermatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Research, and Urology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan

Yung-Hsiang Chen

Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, Research Center for Chinese medicine & Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
Management Office for Health Data, Departments of Dermatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Research, and Urology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan;Department of Psychology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan

Wen-Chi Chen

Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, Research Center for Chinese medicine & Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
Management Office for Health Data, Departments of Dermatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Research, and Urology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan

Corresponding Author

Email: yhchen@mail.cmu.edu.tw,wgchen@mail.cmu.edu.tw