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  Characteristics of smokers and predictors of quitting in a smoking cessation clinic in Guangzhou, China

  Zhu, W. H., Yang, L., Jiang, C. Q., Deng, L. Z., Lam, T. H., Zhang, J. Y. & Chan, S. S. C., Jun 2010, In: Journal of Public Health. 32, 2, p. 267-276 10 p.

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

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  34 Citations (Scopus)

• Coexistence of different genotypes in the same bat and serological characterization of Rousettus bat coronavirus HKU9 belonging to a novel Betacoronavirus subgroup

  Lau, S. K. P., Poon, R. W. S., Wong, B. H. L., Wang, M., Huang, Y., Xu, H., Guo, R., Li, K. S. M., Gao, K., Chan, K. H., Zheng, B. J., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2010, In: Journal of Virology. 84, 21, p. 11385-11394 10 p.

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

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  96 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparative analysis of six genome sequences of three novel picornaviruses, turdiviruses 1, 2 and 3, in dead wild birds, and proposal of two novel genera, Orthoturdivirus and Paraturdivirus, in the family Picornaviridae

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Huang, Y., Lam, C. S. F., Poon, R. W. S., Tsoi, H. W., Lee, P., Tse, H., Chan, A. S. L., Luk, G., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2010, In: Journal of General Virology. 91, 10, p. 2433-2448 16 p.

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

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  54 Citations (Scopus)

• Complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus lugdunensis strain HKU09-01

  Tse, H., Tsoi, H. W., Leung, S. P., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2010, In: Journal of Bacteriology. 192, 5, p. 1471-1472 2 p.

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

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  52 Citations (Scopus)

• Complication of corticosteroid treatment by acute Plasmodium malariae infection confirmed by small-subunit rRNA sequencing

  To, K. K. W., Teng, J. L. L., Wong, S. S. Y., Ngan, A. H. Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Nov 2010, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48, 11, p. 4313-4316 4 p.

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

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  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Comprehensive smoke-free legislation and displacement of smoking into the homes of young children in Hong Kong

  Ho, S. Y., Wang, M. P., Lo, W. S., Mak, K. K., Lai, H. K., Thomas, G. N. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2010, In: Tobacco Control. 19, 2, p. 129-133 5 p.

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

• Concurrent comparison of epidemiology, clinical presentation and outcome between adult patients suffering from the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus and the seasonal influenza A virus infection

  To, K. K. W., Wong, S. S. Y., Li, I. W. S., Hung, I. F. N., Tse, H., Woo, P. C. Y., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 2010, In: Postgraduate Medical Journal. 86, 1019, p. 515-521 7 p.

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

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  51 Citations (Scopus)

• Controlling alcohol-related global health problems

  Lam, T. H. & Chim, D., Jul 2010, In: Asia-Pacific journal of public health / Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health. 22, SUPPL. 3, p. 203S-208S

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

• Coronavirus genomics and bioinformatics analysis

  Woo, P. C. Y., Huang, Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2010, In: Viruses. 2, 8, p. 1805-1820 16 p.

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

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  619 Citations (Scopus)

• Crystal structure of the Mp1p ligand binding domain 2 reveals its function as a fatty acid-binding protein

  Liao, S., Tung, E. T. K., Zheng, W., Chong, K., Xu, Y., Dai, P., Guo, Y., Bartlam, M., Yuen, K. Y. & Rao, Z., Mar 19 2010, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285, 12, p. 9211-9220 10 p.

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

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  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Cytokine profiles induced by the novel swine-origin influenza A/H1N1 virus: Implications for treatment strategies

  Woo, P. C. Y., Tung, E. T. K., Chan, K. H., Lau, C. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 1 2010, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 201, 3, p. 346-353 8 p.

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

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  127 Citations (Scopus)

• Cytotoxic T lymphocytes established by seasonal human influenza cross-react against 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus

  Tu, W., Mao, H., Zheng, J., Liu, Y., Chiu, S. S., Qin, G., Chan, P. L., Lam, K. T., Guan, J., Zhang, L., Guan, Y., Yuen, K. Y., Peiris, J. S. M. & Lau, Y. L., Jul 2010, In: Journal of Virology. 84, 13, p. 6527-6535 9 p.

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

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  131 Citations (Scopus)

• D225G mutation in hemagglutinin of pandemic influenza H1N1 (2009) virus enhances virulence in mice

  Zheng, B., Chan, K. H., Zhang, A. J. X., Zhou, J., Chan, C. C. S., Poon, V. K. M., Zhang, K., Leung, V. H. C., Jin, D. Y., Woo, P. C. Y., Chan, J. F. W., To, K. K. W., Chen, H. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2010, In: Experimental Biology and Medicine. 235, 8, p. 981-988 8 p.

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

• Delayed clearance of viral load and marked cytokine activation in severe cases of pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection

  To, K. K. W., Hung, I. F. N., Li, I. W. S., Lee, K. L., Koo, C. K., Yan, W. W., Liu, R., Ho, K. Y., Chu, K. H., Watt, C. L., Luk, W. K., Lai, K. Y., Chow, F. L., Mok, T., Buckley, T., Chan, J. F. W., Wong, S. S. Y., Zheng, B., Chen, H. & Lau, C. C. Y. & 4 others, Tse, H., Cheng, V. C. C., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 15 2010, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 50, 6, p. 850-859 10 p.

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

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  389 Citations (Scopus)

• Detection of human novel influenza A (H1N1) viruses using multi-fluorescent real-time RT-PCR

  Dong, H., Zhang, Y., Xiong, H., Yan, A., Ding, G., Chen, Y., Xie, L., Chen, J., Zhang, G., Hao, P., Cong, L., Lu, Y., Che, X., Wang, X., Li, Y., Yuen, K. Y., Zhao, G. & Jin, W., Jan 2010, In: Virus Research. 147, 1, p. 85-90 6 p.

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

• Determinants of Infant Growth: Evidence from Hong Kong's " Children of 1997" Birth Cohort

  Hui, L. L., Leung, G. M., Cowling, B. J., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., Nov 2010, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 20, 11, p. 827-835 9 p.

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

• Disseminated penicilliosis, recurrent bacteremic nontyphoidal salmonellosis, and burkholderiosis associated with acquired immunodeficiency due to autoantibody against gamma interferon

  Tang, B. S. F., Chan, J. F. W., Chen, M., Tsang, O. T. Y., Mok, M. Y., Lai, R. W. M., Lee, R., Que, T. L., Tse, H., Li, I. W. S., To, K. K. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Chan, E. Y. T., Zheng, B. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 2010, In: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 17, 7, p. 1132-1138 7 p.

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

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  98 Citations (Scopus)

• Distinct ethnic differences in lipid profiles across glucose categories

  Zhang, L., Qiao, Q., Tuomilehto, J., Janus, E. D., Lam, T. H., Ramachandran, A., Mohan, V., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Dong, Y., Nakagami, T., Onat, A. & Söderberg, S., Apr 2010, In: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 95, 4, p. 1793-1801 9 p.

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

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  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Does abnormal insulin action or insulin secretion explain the increase in prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism with age in populations of different ethnicities?

  Ning, F., Qiao, Q., Tuomilehto, J., Hammar, N., Ho, S. Y., Söderberg, S., Zimmet, P. Z., Shaw, J. E., Nakagami, T., Mohan, V., Ramachandran, A., Lam, T. H., Andersson, S. W., Janus, E. D., Boyko, E. J., Fujimoto, W. Y. & Pang, Z. C., May 2010, In: Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 26, 4, p. 245-253 9 p.

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

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  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Does breastfeeding protect against childhood overweight? Hong Kong's 'Children of 1997' birth cohort

  Kwok, M. K., Schooling, C. M., Lam, T. H. & Leung, G. M., Feb 2010, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 39, 1, p. 297-305 9 p., dyp274.

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

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  72 Citations (Scopus)

• Does the age of achieving pubertal landmarks predict cognition in older men? Guangzhou biobank cohort study

  Heys, M., Jiang, C., Cheng, K. K., Zhang, W., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Dec 2010, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 20, 12, p. 948-954 7 p.

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

• Ecoepidemiology and complete genome comparison of different strains of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related Rhinolophus bat coronavirus in China reveal bats as a reservoir for acute, self-limiting infection that allows recombination events

  Lau, S. K. P., Li, K. S. M., Huang, Y., Shek, C. T., Tse, H., Wang, M., Choi, G. K. Y., Xu, H., Lam, C. S. F., Guo, R., Chan, K. H., Zheng, B. J., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2010, In: Journal of Virology. 84, 6, p. 2808-2819 12 p.

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

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  222 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of carotid atherosclerosis on mild cognitive impairment

  Jiang, C. Q., Xu, L., Lam, T. Q., Lin, J. M., Liu, B., Jin, Y. L., Zhang, W. S., Yue, X. J., Cheng, K. K. & Thomas, G. N., Sept 2010, In: Chinese Journal of Neurology. 43, 9, p. 617-621 5 p.

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

• Effect of clinical and virological parameters on the level of neutralizing antibody against pandemic influenza A virus H1N1 2009

  Hung, I. F. N., To, K. K. W., Lee, C. K., Lin, C. K., Chan, J. F. W., Tse, H., Cheng, V. C. C., Chen, H., Ho, P. L., Tse, C. W. S., Ng, T. K., Que, T. L., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 1 2010, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 51, 3, p. 274-279 6 p.

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

• Emergence of enterovirus 71 "double-recombinant" strains belonging to a novel genotype D originating from southern China: First evidence for combination of intratypic and intertypic recombination events in EV71

  Yip, C. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Zhou, B., Zhang, M. X., Tsoi, H. W., Chan, K. H., Chen, X. C., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., 2010, In: Archives of Virology. 155, 9, p. 1413-1424 12 p.

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

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  89 Citations (Scopus)

• Epidemiology and clinical features of Shewanella infection over an eight-year period

  To, K. K. W., Wong, S. S. Y., Cheng, V. C. C., Tang, B. S. F., Li, I. W. S., Chan, J. F. W., Seto, W. K., Tse, H. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2010, In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 42, 10, p. 757-762 6 p.

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

• Erratum: Ethnic comparison of the association of undiagnosed diabetes with obesity (International Journal of Obesity (2010) 34 (332-339) DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.225)

  Nyamdorj, R., Pitkäniemi, J., Tuomilehto, J., Hammar, N., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Lam, T. H., Ramachandran, A., Janus, E. D., Mohan, V., Söderberg, S., Laatikainen, T., Gabriel, R. & Qiao, Q., Mar 2010, In: International Journal of Obesity. 34, 3, p. 597 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

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• Estimated birth weight and adult cardiovascular risk factors in a developing southern Chinese population: A cross sectional study

  Schooling, C. M., Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Cowling, B. J., Au Yeung, S. L., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K. & Leung, G. M., 2010, In: BMC Public Health. 10, 270.

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

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  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Ethnic comparison of the association of undiagnosed diabetes with obesity

  Nyamdorj, R., Pitkäniemi, J., Tuomilehto, J., Hammar, N., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Lam, T. H., Ramachandran, A., Janus, E. D., Mohan, V., Söderberg, S., Laatikainen, T., Gabriel, R. & Qiao, Q., Feb 2010, In: International Journal of Obesity. 34, 2, p. 332-339 8 p.

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

• Evaluation of in-house and commercial genotyping assays for molecular typing of hepatitis C virus in Hong Kong

  Lam, T. H. J., Cheng, P. S., Lai, S. T., Tsang, T. Y., Cheng, V. C. C., Ho, S. L. & Yam, W. C., 2010, In: British Journal of Biomedical Science. 67, 2, p. 82-85 4 p.

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

• Evaluation of internal reliability in the presence of inconsistent responses

  Fong, D. Y. T., Ho, S. Y. & Lam, T. H., Mar 12 2010, In: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 8, 24.

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

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  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Exposure to particulate air pollution at different living locations and respiratory symptoms in Hong Kong-an application of satellite information

  Lai, H. K., Ho, S. Y., Wong, C. M., Mak, K. K., Lo, W. S. & Lam, T. H., Jun 2010, In: International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 20, 3, p. 219-230 12 p.

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

  Open Access
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Exposure to secondhand smoke and academic performance in non-smoking adolescents

  Ho, S. Y., Lai, H. K., Wang, M. P. & Lam, T. H., Dec 2010, In: Journal of Pediatrics. 157, 6, p. 1012-1017.e1

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

• Family structure, parent-child conversation time and substance use among Chinese adolescents

  Mak, K. K., Ho, S. Y., Thomas, G. N., Schooling, C. M., McGhee, S. M. & Lam, T. H., 2010, In: BMC Public Health. 10, 503.

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

  Open Access
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• Fine antigenic variation within H5N1 influenza virus hemagglutinin's antigenic sites defined by yeast cell surface display (European Journal of Immunology (2009) 39, 12, (911))

  Li, J., Wang, Y., Liang, Y., Ni, B., Wan, Y., Liao, Z., Chan, K. H., Yuen, K. Y., Fu, X., Shang, X., Wang, S., Yi, D., Guo, B., Di, B., Wang, M., Che, X. & Wu, Y., Mar 2010, In: European Journal of Immunology. 40, 3, p. 911 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• First report of Gordonibacter pamelaeae bacteremia

  Woo, P. C. Y., Teng, J. L. L., Lam, K. K. M., Tse, C. W. S., Leung, K. W., Leung, A. W. S., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2010, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48, 1, p. 319-322 4 p.

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

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  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Health-related physical fitness and weight status in Hong Kong adolescents

  Mak, K. K., Ho, S. Y., Lo, W. S., Thomas, G. N., McManus, A. M., Day, J. R. & Lam, T. H., 2010, In: BMC Public Health. 10, 88.

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

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  107 Citations (Scopus)

• High diversity of polyketide synthase genes and the melanin biosynthesis gene cluster in Penicillium marneffei

  Woo, P. C. Y., Tam, E. W. T., Chong, K. T. K., Cai, J. J., Tung, E. T. K., Ngan, A. H. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 2010, In: FEBS Journal. 277, 18, p. 3750-3758 9 p.

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

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  89 Citations (Scopus)

• High prevalence of primary Enfuvirtide (ENF) resistance-associated mutations in HIV-1-infected patients in Hong Kong

  Leung, P. H. M., Chen, J. H. K., Wong, K. H., Chan, K. C., Lam, H. Y., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Yam, W. C., Mar 2010, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 47, 3, p. 273-275 3 p.

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

• Human enterovirus 71 and hand, foot and mouth disease

  Wong, S. S. Y., Yip, C. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2010, In: Epidemiology and Infection. 138, 8, p. 1071-1089 19 p.

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

  Open Access
  239 Citations (Scopus)

• Human rhinovirus C: A newly discovered human rhinovirus species

  Lau, S. K. P., Yip, C. C. Y., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., 2010, In: Emerging Health Threats Journal. 3, 1

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

• Identification and complete genome analysis of three novel paramyxoviruses, Tuhoko virus 1, 2 and 3, in fruit bats from China

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Wong, B. H. L., Wong, A. Y. P., Tsoi, H. W., Wang, M., Lee, P., Xu, H., Poon, R. W. S., Guo, R., Li, K. S. M., Chan, K. H., Zheng, B. J. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2010, In: Virology. 404, 1, p. 106-116 11 p.

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

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  55 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification of influenza A nucleoprotein as an antiviral target

  Kao, R. Y., Yang, D., Lau, L. S., Tsui, W. H. W., Hu, L., Dai, J., Chan, M. P., Chan, C. M., Wang, P., Zheng, B. J., Sun, J., Huang, J. D., Madar, J., Chen, G., Chen, H., Guan, Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2010, In: Nature Biotechnology. 28, 6, p. 600-605 6 p.

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

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  225 Citations (Scopus)

• Impact of impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance on arterial stiffness in an older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD

  Xu, L., Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Cheng, K. K., Yue, X. J., Lin, J. M., Zhang, W. S. & Thomas, G. N., Mar 2010, In: Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental. 59, 3, p. 367-372 6 p.

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

• Increased genetic diversity of HIV-1 circulating in Hong Kong

  Chen, J. H. K., Wong, K. H., Chen, Z., Chan, K., Lam, H. Y., Wai-Chi, T. S., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Yam, W. C., 2010, In: PLoS ONE. 5, 8, e12198.

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

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  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Infant growth during the first year of life and subsequent hospitalization to 8 years of age

  Hui, L. L., Schooling, C. M., Wong, M. Y., Ho, L. M., Lam, T. H. & Leunga, G. M., May 2010, In: Epidemiology. 21, 3, p. 332-339 8 p.

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  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Intergenerational 'mismatch' and adiposity in a developing population: The Guangzhou biobank cohort study

  Kavikondala, S., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Mar 2010, In: Social Science and Medicine. 70, 6, p. 834-843 10 p.

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  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Interleukin-6 receptor gene polymorphism modulates interleukin-6 levels and the metabolic syndrome: GBCS-CVD

  Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Liu, B., Lin, J. M., Yue, X. J., Jin, Y. L., Cheung, B. M. Y. & Thomas, G. N., Oct 2010, In: Obesity. 18, 10, p. 1969-1974 6 p.

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

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  34 Citations (Scopus)

• Internal transcribed spacer region sequence heterogeneity in Rhizopus microsporus: Implications for molecular diagnosis in clinical microbiology laboratories

  Woo, P. C. Y., Leung, S. Y., To, K. K. W., Chan, J. F. W., Ngan, A. H. Y., Cheng, V. C. C., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2010, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48, 1, p. 208-214 7 p.

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

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  54 Citations (Scopus)

• Is childhood meat eating associated with better later adulthood cognition in a developing population?

  Heys, M., Jiang, C., Schooling, C. M., Zhang, W., Cheng, K. K., Lam, T. H. & Leung, G. M., Jul 2010, In: European Journal of Epidemiology. 25, 7, p. 507-516 10 p.

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

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  26 Citations (Scopus)