Find Research outputs

Search results

• 2008

  Household smoking practices of parents with young children, and predictors of poor household smoking practices

  Mak, Y. W., Loke, A. Y., Abdullah, A. S. & Lam, T. H., Nov 2008, In: Public Health. 122, 11, p. 1199-1209 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Human metapneumovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult presenting as mononucleosis-like illness

  Li, I. W. S., To, K. K. W., Tang, B. S. F., Chan, K. H., Hui, C. K., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yuen, K. Y., May 2008, In: Journal of Infection. 56, 5, p. 389-392 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification of novel porcine and bovine parvoviruses closely related to human parvovirus 4

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Tse, H., Fu, C. T. Y., Au, W. K., Chen, X. C., Tsoi, H. W., Tsang, T. H. F., Chan, J. S. Y., Tsang, D. N. C., Li, K. S. M., Tse, C. W. S., Ng, T. K., Tsang, O. T. Y., Zheng, B. J., Tam, S., Chan, K. H., Zhou, B. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2008, In: Journal of General Virology. 89, 8, p. 1840-1848 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  157 Citations (Scopus)

• Impaired glucose tolerance as a risk factor for diabetes mellitus and hypertension in the hong kong Chinese population: A 5-year prospective study

  Wat, N. M. S., Lam, T. H., Janus, E. D. & Lam, K. S. L., Jun 2008, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 14, 3, p. S20-S22

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Implications of increased weight and waist circumference on vascular risk in an older Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Thomas, G. N., Lao, X. Q., Jiang, C. Q., McGhee, S. M., Zhang, W. S., Adab, P., Lam, T. H. & Cheng, K. K., Feb 2008, In: Atherosclerosis. 196, 2, p. 682-688 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of dietary pattern on the development of overweight in a Chinese population

  Woo, J., Cheung, B., Ho, S., Sham, A. & Lam, T. H., 2008, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 62, 4, p. 480-487 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  66 Citations (Scopus)

• Inhibition of HBV gene expression and replication by stably expressed interferon-α1 via adeno-associated viral vectors

  Li, Z., Yao, H., Ma, Y., Dong, Q., Chen, Y., Peng, Y., Zheng, B. J., Huang, J. D., Chan, C. Y., Lin, M. C., Sung, J. J., Yuen, K. Y., Kung, H. F. & He, M. L., Jun 2008, In: Journal of Gene Medicine. 10, 6, p. 619-627 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Intranasal vaccination of recombinant adeno-associated virus encoding receptor-binding domain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) spike protein induces strong mucosal immune responses and provides long-term protection against SARS-CoV infection

  Du, L., Zhao, G., Lin, Y., Sui, H., Chan, C., Ma, S., He, Y., Jiang, S., Wu, C., Yuen, K. Y., Jin, D. Y., Zhou, Y. & Zheng, B. J., Jan 15 2008, In: Journal of Immunology. 180, 2, p. 948-956 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  118 Citations (Scopus)

• Is central obesity a better discriminator of the risk of hypertension than body mass index in ethnically diverse populations?

  Huxley, R., Barzi, F., Lee, C. M. Y., Janus, E., Lam, T. H., Caterson, I., Lear, S., Patel, J., Shaw, J., Adam, J., Oh, S. W., Kang, J. H., Zimmet, P. & Woodward, M., Feb 2008, In: Journal of Hypertension. 26, 2, p. 169-177 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  63 Citations (Scopus)

• Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality?

  Wong, C. M., Lai, H. K., Ou, C. Q., Ho, S. Y., Chan, K. P., Thach, T. Q., Yang, L., Chau, Y. K., Lam, T. H., Hedley, A. J. & Peiris, J. S. M., May 7 2008, In: PLoS ONE. 3, 5, e2108.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  75 Citations (Scopus)

• Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Schooling, C. M., Jiang, C. Q., Heys, M., Zhang, W. S., Lao, X. Q., Adab, P., Cowling, B. J., Thomas, G. N., Cheng, K. K., Lam, T. H. & Leung, G. M., Feb 2008, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 62, 2, p. 160-167 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Lasiodiplodia theobromae pneumonia in a liver transplant recipient

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Ngan, A. H. Y., Tse, H., Tung, E. T. K. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2008, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 46, 1, p. 380-384 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  55 Citations (Scopus)

• Life-course origins of social inequalities in metabolic risk in the population of a developing country

  Schooling, C. M., Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K. & Leung, G. M., Feb 2008, In: American Journal of Epidemiology. 167, 4, p. 419-428 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  63 Citations (Scopus)

• Moderate alcohol use and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: A prospective study in older Chinese people

  Schooling, C. M., Wenjie, S., Ho, S. Y., Chan, W. M., Tham, M. K., Ho, K. S., Leung, G. M. & Lam, T. H., Jun 4 2008, In: PLoS ONE. 3, 6, e2370.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular epidemiology and divergence of HIV type 1 protease codon 35 inserted strains among treatment-naive patients in Hong Kong

  Chen, J. H. K., Wong, K. H., Chan, K. C., Lam, H. Y., Yuen, K. Y., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yam, W. C., Apr 1 2008, In: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 24, 4, p. 537-542 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in residential care homes for the elderly in Hong Kong

  Ho, P. L., Lai, E. L., Chow, K. H., Chow, L. S. M., Yuen, K. Y. & Yung, R. W. H., Jun 2008, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 61, 2, p. 135-142 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Passive smoking and risk of peripheral arterial disease and ischemic stroke in chinese women who never smoked

  He, Y., Lam, T. H., Jiang, B., Wang, J., Sai, X., Fan, L., Li, X., Qin, Y. & Hu, F. B., Oct 7 2008, In: Circulation. 118, 15, p. 1535-1540 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  122 Citations (Scopus)

• Polymorphisms of the fibrinogen-beta gene are related to 2-hour glucose level after oral glucose tolerance test in Hong Kong Chinese

  Wong, L. Y. F., Ong, K. L., Cheung, B. M. Y., Leung, R. Y. H., Man, Y. B. & Lam, T. H., 2008, In: Disease Markers. 24, 3, p. 167-173 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Priming with rAAV encoding RBD of SARS-CoV S protein and boosting with RBD-specific peptides for T cell epitopes elevated humoral and cellular immune responses against SARS-CoV infection

  Du, L., Zhao, G., Lin, Y., Chan, C., He, Y., Jiang, S., Wu, C., Jin, D. Y., Yuen, K. Y., Zhou, Y. & Zheng, B. J., Mar 20 2008, In: Vaccine. 26, 13, p. 1644-1651 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  75 Citations (Scopus)

• Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia (PAPA): A multicity study of short-term effects of air pollution on mortality

  Wong, C. M., Vichit-Vadakan, N., Kan, H., Qian, Z., Vajanapoom, N., Ostro, B., Wong, C. M., Thach, T. Q., Chau, P. Y. K., Chan, K. P., Chung, R. Y., Qu, C. Q., Yang, L., Thomas, G. N., Lam, T. H., Hadley, A. J., Peiris, J. S. M., Wong, T. W., Chen, B. & Zhao, N. & 15 others, Zhang, Y., London, S. J., Song, G., Jiang, L., Chen, G., Qian, Z., Lin, H. M., Bentley, C. M., Lin, H. M., He, Q., Kong, L., Yang, N., Zhou, D., Xu, S. & Liu, W., Sept 1 2008, In: Environmental Health Perspectives. 116, 9, p. 1195-1202 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  405 Citations (Scopus)

• Relationship between the metabolic syndrome and the development of hypertension in the Hong Kong cardiovascular risk factor prevalence study-2 (CRISPS2)

  Cheung, B. M. Y., Wat, N. M. S., Man, Y. B., Tam, S., Cheng, C. H., Leung, G. M., Woo, J., Janus, E. D., Lau, C. P., Lam, T. H. & Lam, K. S. L., Jan 2008, In: American Journal of Hypertension. 21, 1, p. 17-22 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  60 Citations (Scopus)

• Reliability and validity of the IPAQ-Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Deng, H. B., Macfarlane, D. J., Thomas, G. N., Lao, X. Q., Jiang, C. Q., Cheng, K. K. & Lam, T. H., Feb 2008, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 40, 2, p. 303-307 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  264 Citations (Scopus)

• Repeat suicide attempts in Hong Kong community adolescents

  Wong, J. P. S., Stewart, S. M., Claassen, C., Lee, P. W. H., Rao, U. & Lam, T. H., Jan 2008, In: Social Science and Medicine. 66, 2, p. 232-241 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• Retracted: outcome and immune reconstitution of HBV-specific immunity in patients with reactivation of occult HBV infection after alemtuzumab-containing chemotherapy regimen.

  Hui, C. K., Cheung, W. W., Leung, K. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Tang, B. S. F., Li, I. W. S., Luk, J. M., Lee, N. P., Kwong, Y. L., Au, W. Y., Yuen, K. Y., Lau, G. K. & Liang, R., Aug 2008, In: Hepatology. 48, 2, p. 1-10 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Risk-stratified seroprevalence of SARS coronavirus in children residing in a district with point-source outbreak compared to a low-risk area

  Lee, P. P. W., Wong, W. H. S., Chiu, S. S., Lau, Y. L., Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H., Chan, K. H. & Peiris, J. S. M., 2008, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 14, SUPP4, p. 17-20 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• SARS: A Historical Perspective from Hong Kong

  Yuen, K. Y. & Zhong, N. S., Jan 11 2008, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. John Wiley and Sons, p. 1-12 12 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

  Peiris, M., Anderson, L. J., Osterhaus, A. D. M. E., Stohr, K. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 11 2008, John Wiley and Sons. 263 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Socioeconomic disparities in air pollution-associated mortality

  Ou, C. Q., Hedley, A. J., Chung, R. Y., Thach, T. Q., Chau, Y. K., Chan, K. P., Yang, L., Ho, S. Y., Wong, C. M. & Lam, T. H., Jun 2008, In: Environmental Research. 107, 2, p. 237-244 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  60 Citations (Scopus)

• Spike protein, S, of human coronavirus HKU1: Role in viral life cycle and application in antibody detection

  Chan, C. M., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Tse, H., Chen, H. L., Li, F., Zheng, B. J., Chen, L., Huang, J. D. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 2008, In: Experimental Biology and Medicine. 233, 12, p. 1527-1536 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Studies of SARS virus vaccines

  Zheng, B. J., Du, L. Y., Zhao, G. Y., Lin, Y. P., Sui, H. Y., Chan, C., Ma, S., Guan, Y. & Yuen, K. Y., 2008, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 14, SUPP4, p. 39-43 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Symptom characteristics of Kidney-Yin deficiency and Kidney-Yang deficiency in Hong Kong Chinese midlife women

  Chen, R. Q., Cao, K. J., Lam, T. H. & Wong, C. M., Jun 1 2008, In: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 14, 5, p. 457-460 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• The effects of air pollution on mortality in socially deprived urban areas in Hong Kong, China

  Wong, C. M., Ou, C. Q., Chan, K. P., Chau, Y. K., Thach, T. Q., Yang, L., Chung, R. Y. N., Thomas, G. N., Peiris, J. S. M., Wong, T. W., Hedley, A. J. & Lam, T. H., Sept 2008, In: Environmental Health Perspectives. 116, 9, p. 1189-1194 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  119 Citations (Scopus)

• The establishment and promotion of the first youth quitline in Hong Kong: Challenges and opportunities

  Chan, S. S. C., Wong, D. C. N., Fong, D. Y. T., Leung, A. Y. M., Lam, D. O. B., Mak, Y. W. & Lam, T. H., Sept 2008, In: Evaluation and the Health Professions. 31, 3, p. 258-271 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• The management of coronavirus infections with particular reference to SARS

  Wong, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., 2008, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 62, 3, p. 437-441 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  83 Citations (Scopus)

• Then and now: Use of 16S rDNA gene sequencing for bacterial identification and discovery of novel bacteria in clinical microbiology laboratories

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Teng, J. L. L., Tse, H. & Yuen, K. Y., 2008, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14, 10, p. 908-934 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access
  659 Citations (Scopus)

• The oral cavity as a natural reservoir for Streptococcus sinensis

  Woo, P. C. Y., Teng, J. L. L., Tsang, S. N. Y., Tse, C. W. S., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., 2008, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14, 11, p. 1075-1079 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Transmission Dynamics and Control of the Viral Aetiological Agent of SARS

  Leung, G. M., Hedley, A. J., Lam, T. H., Ghani, A. C., Donnelly, C. A., Fraser, C., Riley, S., Ferguson, N. M. & Anderson, R. M., Jan 11 2008, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. John Wiley and Sons, p. 111-130 20 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Well-characterized monoclonal antibodies against cell wall antigen of Aspergillus species improve immunoassay specificity and sensitivity

  Hao, W., Pan, Y. X., Ding, Y. Q., Xiao, S., Yin, K., Wang, Y. D., Qiu, L. W., Zhang, Q. L., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Yuen, K. Y. & Che, X. Y., Feb 2008, In: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 15, 2, p. 194-202 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• White blood cell count and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Lao, X. Q., Neil Thomas, G., Jiang, C., Zhang, W., Adab, P., Lam, T. H. & Cheng, K. K., Dec 2008, In: Atherosclerosis. 201, 2, p. 418-424 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Who receives, benefits from and is harmed by cervical and breast cancer screening among Hong Kong Chinese?

  Leung, G. M., Woo, P. P. S., Cowling, B. J., Tsang, C. S. H., Cheung, A. N. Y., Ngan, H. Y. S., Galbraith, K. & Lam, T. H., Sept 2008, In: Journal of Public Health. 30, 3, p. 282-292 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  11 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  Adolescents' experience of comments about their weight prevalence, accuracy and effects on weight misperception

  Lo, W. S., Mak, K. K., Lai, Y. K. & Lam, T. H., 2009, In: BMC Public Health. 9, 271.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Adult height and the risks of cardiovascular disease and major causes of death in the Asia-Pacific region: 21 000 deaths in 510 000 men and women

  Lee, C. M. Y., Barzi, F., Woodward, M., Batty, G. D., Giles, G. G., Wong, J. W., Jamrozik, K., Lam, T. H., Ueshima, H., Kim, H. C., Gu, D. F., Schooling, M., Huxley, R. R., Maegawa, H., Okayama, A., Ueshima, H., Nakamura, M., Aoki, N., Wu, Z. S. & Yao, C. H. & 72 others, Luszcz, M., Welborn, T. A., Tang, Z., Liu, L. S., Xie, J. X., Norton, R., Ameratunga, S., MacMahon, S., Whitlock, G., Knuiman, M. W., Christensen, H., Wu, X. G., Zhou, J., Yu, X. H., Tamakoshi, A., Pan, W. H., Wu, Z. L., Chen, L. Q., Shan, G. L., Sritara, P., Duan, X. F., Whitlock, G., Jackson, R., Li, Y. H., Jiang, C. Q., Kiyohara, Y., Arima, H., Iida, M., Woo, J., Ho, S. C., Hong, Z., Huang, M. S., Zhou, B., Fuh, J. L., Ueshima, H., Kita, Y., Choudhury, S. R., Suh, I., Jee, S. H., Kim, I. S., Hashimoto, T., Sakata, K., Dobson, A., Imai, Y., Ohkubo, T., Hozawa, A., Jamrozik, K., Hobbs, M., Broadhurst, R., Nakachi, K., Fang, X. H., Li, S. C., Yang, Q. D., Chen, Z. M., Tanaka, H., Nozaki, A., Matsutani, Y., Horibe, H., Kagaya, M., Hughes, K., Lee, J., Heng, D., Chew, S. K., Zhou, B. F., Zhang, H. Y., Shimamoto, K., Saitoh, S., Li, Z. Z., Norman, P., He, Y., Lam, T. H. & Yao, S. X., 2009, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 38, 4, p. 1060-1071 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  71 Citations (Scopus)

• Alcohol and cardio-respiratory deaths in Chinese: A population-based case-control study of 32,462 older Hong Kong adults

  Schooling, C. M., Lam, T. H., Ho, S. Y., He, Y., Mak, K. H. & Leung, G. M., 2009, In: BMC Public Health. 9, 49.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Alcohol sensitivity, alcohol use and hypertension in an older Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Zhang, W. S., Jiang, C. Q., Cheng, K. K., Adab, P., Thomas, G. N., Liu, B., Lam, K. B. H., Schooling, C. M. & Lam, T. H., 2009, In: Hypertension Research. 32, 9, p. 741-747 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Alcohol use and fasting glucose in a developing southern Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Schooling, C. M., Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K. & Leung, G. M., Feb 2009, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 63, 2, p. 121-127 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Analyses of fluoroquinolones and Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in tuberculosis patients

  Chang, K. C., Leung, C. C., Yew, W. W., Lam, F. M., Ho, P. L., Chau, C. H., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2009, In: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 13, 3, p. 341-346 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Analysis of melamine cyanurate in urine using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

  Tang, H. W., Ng, K. M., Chui, S. S. Y., Che, C. M., Lam, C. W., Yuen, K. Y., Siu, T. S., Lan, L. C. L. & Che, X., May 1 2009, In: Analytical Chemistry. 81, 9, p. 3676-3682 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  67 Citations (Scopus)

• Analytical sensitivity of rapid influenza antigen detection tests for swine-origin influenza virus (H1N1)

  Chan, K. H., Lai, S. T., Poon, L. L. M., Guan, Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Peiris, J. S. M., Jul 2009, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 45, 3, p. 205-207 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  107 Citations (Scopus)

• A non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism in IFNAR1 affects susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B virus infection

  Zhou, J., Smith, D. K., Lu, L., Poon, V. K. M., Ng, F., Chen, D. Q., Huang, J. D., Yuen, K. Y., Cao, K. Y. & Zheng, B. J., Jan 2009, In: Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 16, 1, p. 45-52 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• An oral mucosal DNA vaccine for SARS coronavirus infections

  Yuen, K. Y., Woo, P. C. Y. & Lau, S. K. P., 2009, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 15, SUPPL.2, p. 41-42 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)