Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 7 , Pages 373-376 , July 2008

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Cesarean Section Wound in Diabetes Mellitus Gravida

  • Jeng-Hsiu Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Jeng-Hsiu Hung, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, 289, Jianguo Road, Xindian City, Taipei 231, Taiwan, R.O.C
    • ,
  • Jia-Horng Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Therapy, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chih-Yao Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Kuan-Chong Chao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ming-Jie Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Jamie Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 10 September 2007 ,Accepted 27 February 2008.

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70143-6

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70143-6

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 7 , Pages 373-376 , July 2008

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