1. Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
2. Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
3. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
4. Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
5. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
6. School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
7. Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.