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  Intergenerational influences on diabetes 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., Nov 2011, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 23, 6, p. 747-754 8 p.

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

• Introduction of an electronic monitoring system for monitoring compliance with Moments 1 and 4 of the WHO "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene" methodology

  Cheng, V. C. C., Tai, J. W. M., Ho, S. K. Y., Chan, J. F. W., Hung, K. N., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., May 26 2011, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 11, 151.

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

  Open Access
  87 Citations (Scopus)

• Is informal child care associated with childhood obesity? Evidence from Hong Kong's "children of 1997" birth cohort

  Lin, S. L., Leung, G. M., Hui, L. L., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., Oct 2011, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 40, 5, p. 1238-1246 9 p., dyr086.

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

  Open Access
  43 Citations (Scopus)

• Isolated low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease: An individual participant data meta-analysis of 23 studies in the asia-pacific region

  Huxley, R. R., Barzi, F., Lam, T. H., Czernichow, S., Fang, X., Welborn, T., Shaw, J., Ueshima, H., Zimmet, P., Jee, S. H., Patel, J. V., Caterson, I., Perkovic, V. & Woodward, M., Nov 8 2011, In: Circulation. 124, 19, p. 2056-2064 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  116 Citations (Scopus)

• Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding smoking cessation among Chinese affiliates of women's organisations in Hong Kong

  Leung, D. Y. P., Chan, S. S. C., Fu, I. C. Y. & Lam, T. H., Mar 2011, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 19, 2, p. 207-216 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Life long endogenous estrogen exposure and later adulthood cognitive function in a population of naturally postmenopausal women from Southern China: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Heys, M., Jiang, C., Cheng, K. K., Zhang, W., Yeung, S. L. A., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Jul 2011, In: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 36, 6, p. 864-873 10 p.

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

• Lifestyle and socioeconomic correlates of breakfast skipping in Hong Kong primary 4 schoolchildren

  Tin, S. P. P., Ho, S. Y., Mak, K. H., Wan, K. L. & Lam, T. H., Mar 2011, In: Preventive Medicine. 52, 3-4, p. 250-253 4 p.

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

• Logistical feasibility and potential benefits of a population-wide passive immunotherapy program during an influenza pandemic.

  Wu, J. T., Lee, C. K., Cowling, B. J. & Yuen, K. Y., May 2011, In: Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses. 5 Suppl 1, p. 226-229 4 p.

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

• Logistic regression analysis for predicting methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in-hospital mortality

  Hai, Y., Cheng, V. C., Wong, S. Y., Tsui, K. L. & Yuen, K. Y., 2011, Proceedings of 2011 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, ISI 2011. p. 349-353 5 p. 5984112. (Proceedings of 2011 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, ISI 2011).

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

• Lower lung cancer mortality in obesity

  Leung, C. C., Lam, T. H., Yew, W. W., Chan, W. M., Law, W. S. & Tam, C. M., Feb 2011, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 40, 1, p. 174-182 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  58 Citations (Scopus)

• Medical versus surgical abortion methods for pregnancy in China: A cost-minimization analysis

  Xia, W., She, S. & Lam, T. H., Dec 2011, In: Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 72, 4, p. 257-263 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Methionine aminopeptidase as a novel target for antibiotic therapy against staphylococcus aureus: A proteomic approach

  Kao, R. Y. T., Yuen, K. Y., Che, C. M. & Siu, F. M., Feb 2011, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 17, 1, p. S29-31

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

• Moderate alcohol use and cognitive function in an elderly chinese cohort

  Au Yeung, S. L., Leung, G. M., Chan, W. M., Hui, Y. F., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., Jan 2011, In: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 59, 1, p. 172-174 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular characterization of a catalase-negative Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus strain collected from a patient with mitral valve endocarditis and pericarditis revealed a novel nonsense mutation in the katA gene

  To, K. K. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Chan, J. F. W., Wong, A. C. Y., Chau, S., Tsang, F. H. F., Curreem, S. O. T., Lau, S. K. P., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Sept 2011, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49, 9, p. 3398-3402 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular characterization of fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Functional analysis of gyrA mutation at position 74

  Lau, R. W. T., Ho, P. L., Kao, R. Y. T., Yew, W. W., Lau, T. C. K., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y., Tsui, S. K. W., Chen, X. & Yam, W. C., Feb 2011, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 55, 2, p. 608-614 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  55 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular epidemiology of human coronavirus OC43 reveals evolution of different genotypes over time and recent emergence of a novel genotype due to natural recombination

  Lau, S. K. P., Lee, P., Tsang, A. K. L., Yip, C. C. Y., Tse, H., Lee, R. A., So, L. Y., Lau, Y. L., Chan, K. H., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2011, In: Journal of Virology. 85, 21, p. 11325-11337 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  219 Citations (Scopus)

• Mutations outside the rifampicin resistance-determining region associated with rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  Siu, G. K. H., Zhang, Y., Lau, T. C. K., Lau, R. W. T., Ho, P. L., Yew, W. W., Tsui, S. K. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Yam, W. C., Apr 2011, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 66, 4, p. 730-733 4 p.

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

• New anti-smoking legislation on second-hand smoke exposure of children in homes

  Chan, S. S. C., Leung, D. Y. P., Mak, Y. W., Leung, G. M., Leung, S. & Lam, T. H., Jun 2011, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 17, 3, p. S38-S42

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

• New anti-smoking legislation on youth smoking and quitting behaviours via a smoking cessation hotline

  Chan, S. S. C., Leung, D. Y. P., Leung, A. Y. M., Lam, D. O. B., Fong, D. Y. T. & Lam, T. H., Jun 2011, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 17, 3, p. S43-S46

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

• Norms and demographic differences of the Short Form-12 Health Survey version 2 in Chinese adolescents

  Mak, K. K., Ho, S. Y., Fong, D. Y. T., Lo, W. S., Lai, Y. K. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2011, In: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 47, 4, p. 173-182 10 p.

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

• Novel pan-genomic analysis approach in target selection for multiplex PCR identification and detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei, Burkholderia thailandensis, and Burkholderia cepacia complex species: A proof-of-concept study

  Ho, C. C., Lau, C. C. Y., Martelli, P., Chan, S. Y., Tse, C. W. S., Wu, A. K. L., Yuen, K. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Woo, P. C. Y., Mar 2011, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49, 3, p. 814-821 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  47 Citations (Scopus)

• Outcome of a postnatal depression screening programme using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: A randomized controlled trial

  Leung, S. S. L., Leung, C., Lam, T. H., Hung, S. F., Chan, R., Yeung, T., Miao, M., Cheng, S., Leung, S. H., Lau, A. & Lee, D. T. S., Jun 2011, In: Journal of Public Health. 33, 2, p. 292-301 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  77 Citations (Scopus)

• Overestimation of peer smoking prevalence predicts smoking initiation among primary school students in Hong Kong

  Wang, M. P., Ho, S. Y., Lo, W. S. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2011, In: Journal of Adolescent Health. 48, 4, p. 418-420 3 p.

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

• Parental death during childhood and adult cardiovascular risk in a developing country: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort study

  Schooling, C. M., Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K. & Leung, G. M., 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 5, e19675.

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

  Open Access
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Parental smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke at home, and smoking initiation among young children

  Wang, M. P., Ho, S. Y. & Lam, T. H., Sept 1 2011, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 13, 9, p. 827-832 6 p.

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

• Passive smoking and aortic arch calcification in older Chinese never smokers: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Xu, L., Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Thomas, G. N., Zhang, W. S. & Cheng, K. K., Apr 14 2011, In: International Journal of Cardiology. 148, 2, p. 189-193 5 p.

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

• Patterns and predictors of quitting among youth quitline callers in Hong Kong

  Wong, D. C. N., Stat, C., Chan, S. S. C., Fong, D. Y. T., Leung, A. Y. M., Lam, D. O. B. & Lam, T. H., Jan 2011, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 13, 1, p. 7-14 8 p.

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

• Performance of the international physical activity questionnaire (short form) in subgroups of the Hong Kong chinese population

  Lee, P. H., Yu, Y. Y., McDowell, I., Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H. & Stewart, S. M., Aug 1 2011, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 8, 81.

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

  Open Access
  69 Citations (Scopus)

• Plasma adrenomedullin level is related to a single nucleotide polymorphism in the adrenomedullin gene

  Cheung, B. M. Y., Ong, K. L., Tso, A. W. K., Leung, R. Y. H., Cherny, S. S., Sham, P. C., Lam, T. H. & Lam, K. S. L., Oct 2011, In: European Journal of Endocrinology. 165, 4, p. 571-577 7 p.

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

• Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and HbA1c defined prediabetes: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD

  Xu, L., Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Bao, B., Cheng, K. K. & Thomas, G. N., Apr 2011, In: Clinical Endocrinology. 74, 4, p. 528-531 4 p.

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

• Pneumococcal native aortic valve endocarditis with mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm, paraspinal and iliopsoas abscesses and pneumonia revealing a multiple myeloma

  Chan, J. F. W., Hwang, G. Y. Y., Lamb, S., Chan, G. S. W., So, J. C. C., Leung, S. S. M., To, K. K. W., Li, I. W. S., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2011, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 60, 6, p. 851-855 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Prevalence of exercise and non-exercise physical activity in Chinese adolescents

  Mak, K. K., Ho, S. Y., Lo, W. S., McManus, A. M. & Lam, T. H., Jan 20 2011, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 8, 3.

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

  Open Access
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Prevention of nosocomial transmission of norovirus by strategic infection control measures

  Cheng, V. C. C., Wong, L. M. W., Tai, J. W. M., Chan, J. F. W., To, K. K. W., Li, I. W. S., Hung, I. F. N., Chan, K. H., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2011, In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 32, 3, p. 229-237 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  36 Citations (Scopus)

• Primary infective spondylodiscitis caused by Lactococcus garvieae and a review of human L. garvieae infections

  Chan, J. F. W., Woo, P. C. Y., Teng, J. L. L., Lau, S. K. P., Leung, S. S. M., Tam, F. C. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2011, In: Infection. 39, 3, p. 259-264 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  86 Citations (Scopus)

• Prognostication of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) patient survival

  Wong, S. Y., Hai, Y., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Tsui, K. L., 2011, 2011 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference, PHM-Shenzhen 2011. 5939586. (2011 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference, PHM-Shenzhen 2011).

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

• Quitting trajectories of chinese youth smokers following telephone smoking cessation counseling: A longitudinal study

  Wong, D. C. N., Chan, S. S. C., Fong, D. Y. T., Leung, A. Y. M., Lam, D. O. B. & Lam, T. H., Sept 1 2011, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 13, 9, p. 848-859 12 p.

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

• Rapid identification and validation of specific molecular targets for detection of Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak strain by use of high-throughput sequencing data from nine genomes

  Ho, C. C., Yuen, K. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Woo, P. C. Y., Oct 2011, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49, 10, p. 3714-3716 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Rediscovery and genomic characterization of bovine astroviruses

  Tse, H., Chan, W. M., Tsoi, H. W., Fan, R. Y. Y., Lau, C. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2011, In: Journal of General Virology. 92, 8, p. 1888-1898 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  72 Citations (Scopus)

• Relationship between dietary intake and the development of type 2 diabetes in a Chinese population: The Hong Kong Dietary Survey

  Yu, R., Woo, J., Chan, R., Sham, A., Ho, S., Tso, A., Cheung, B., Lam, T. H. & Lam, K., Jul 2011, In: Public Health Nutrition. 14, 7, p. 1133-1141 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  62 Citations (Scopus)

• Relationship of plasma interleukin-6 and its genetic variants with hypertension in Hong Kong chinese

  Cheung, B. M. Y., Ong, K. L., Tso, A. W. K., Leung, R. Y. H., Cherny, S. S., Sham, P. C., Thomas, G. N., Lam, T. H. & Lam, K. S. L., Dec 2011, In: American Journal of Hypertension. 24, 12, p. 1331-1337 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Role of genetic variants in the gene encoding lipocalin-2 in the development of elevated blood pressure

  Ong, K. L., Tso, A. W. K., Cherny, S. S., Sham, P. C., Lam, T. H., Lam, K. S. L. & Cheung, B. M. Y., Nov 2011, In: Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. 33, 7, p. 484-491 8 p.

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

• Screening for depression with the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) among the general population in Hong Kong

  Yu, X., Stewart, S. M., Wong, P. T. K. & Lam, T. H., Nov 2011, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 134, 1-3, p. 444-447 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  101 Citations (SciVal)

• Self-reported long total sleep duration is associated with metabolic syndrome: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Arora, T., Jiang, C. Q., Thomas, G. N., Lam, K. B. H., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K., Lam, T. H. & Taheri, S., Oct 2011, In: Diabetes Care. 34, 10, p. 2317-2319 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  85 Citations (Scopus)

• Short or long sleep duration is associated with memory impairment in older chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Xu, L., Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Liu, B., Jin, Y. L., Zhu, T., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K. & Thomas, G. N., May 1 2011, In: Sleep. 34, 5, p. 575-580 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  144 Citations (Scopus)

• Size Does Matter: Adolescent Build and Male Reproductive Success in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Schooling, C. M., Jiang, C., Zhang, W., Lam, T. H., Cheng, K. K. & Leung, G. M., Jan 2011, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 21, 1, p. 56-60 5 p.

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

• Smoking cessation intervention practices in Chinese physicians: Do gender and smoking status matter?

  Lam, T. H., Jiang, C., Chan, Y. F. & Chan, S. S. C., Mar 2011, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 19, 2, p. 126-137 12 p.

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

  Open Access
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Socioeconomic influences at different life stages on health in Guangzhou, China

  Elwell-Sutton, T. M., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Jun 2011, In: Social Science and Medicine. 72, 11, p. 1884-1892 9 p.

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

• Spatial proximity and childhood hospital admissions in a densely populated conurbation: Evidence from Hong Kong's 'Children of 1997' birth cohort

  Mary Schooling, C., Ki Kwok, M., Yau, C., Cowling, B. J., Hing Lam, T. & Leung, G. M., Sept 2011, In: Health and Place. 17, 5, p. 1038-1043 6 p.

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

• Structural and functional insight into the mechanism of an alkaline exonuclease from Laribacter hongkongensis

  Yang, W., Chen, W. Y., Wang, H., Ho, J. W. S., Huang, J. D., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Yuen, K. Y., Zhang, Q., Zhou, W., Bartlam, M., Watt, R. M. & Rao, Z., Dec 2011, In: Nucleic Acids Research. 39, 22, p. 9803-9819 17 p.

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

  Open Access
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Structural basis and sequence co-evolution analysis of the hemagglutinin protein of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (2009) virus

  Tse, H., Kao, R. Y. T., Wu, W. L., Lim, W. W. L., Chen, H., Yeung, M. Y., Woo, P. C. Y., Sze, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2011, In: Experimental Biology and Medicine. 236, 8, p. 915-925 11 p.

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