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• 2011

  Studying the transmission dynamics of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hong Kong using spa typing

  Cheng, V. C. C., Chan, J. F. W., Lau, E. H. Y., Yam, W. C., Ho, S. K. Y., Yau, M. C. Y., Tse, E. Y. F., Wong, A. C. Y., Tai, J. W. M., Fan, S. T., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2011, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 79, 3, p. 206-210 5 p.

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

• The association between depressive symptoms and mortality among Chinese elderly: A Hong Kong cohort study

  Sun, W., Schooling, C. M., Chan, W. M., Ho, K. S. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2011, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 66 A, 4, p. 459-466 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  44 Citations (Scopus)

• The effectiveness of thoracic manipulation on patients with chronic mechanical neck pain - A randomized controlled trial

  Lau, H. M. C., Wing Chiu, T. T. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2011, In: Manual Therapy. 16, 2, p. 141-147 7 p.

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

• The effects of temperature and relative humidity on the viability of the SARS coronavirus

  Chan, K. H., Peiris, J. S. M., Lam, S. Y., Poon, L. L. M., Yuen, K. Y. & Seto, W. H., 2011, In: Advances in Virology. 2011, 734690.

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

  Open Access
  689 Citations (Scopus)

• The epidemiology and natural history of depressive disorders in Hong Kong's primary care

  Chin, W., Lam, C. L. K., Wong, S. Y. S., Lo, Y. Y. C., Fong, D. Y. T., Lam, T., Lee, P. W. H., Wong, J. W. S., Chiu, B. C. F. & Chan, K. T. Y., 2011, In: BMC Family Practice. 12, 129.

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

  Open Access
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• The epidemiology of stroke amongst women in the Asia - Pacific region

  Woodward, M., Tsukinoki-Murakami, R., Murakami, Y., Suh, I., Fang, X., Ueshima, H. & Lam, T. H., May 2011, In: Women's Health. 7, 3, p. 305-317 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• The lower serum immunoglobulin G2 level in severe cases than in mild cases of pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza is associated with cytokine dysregulation

  Chan, J. F. W., To, K. K. W., Tse, H., Lau, C. C. Y., Li, I. W. S., Hung, I. F. N., Chan, K. H., Cheng, V. C. C., Lai, T. S. T., Woo, P. C. Y., Chan, E. Y. T. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2011, In: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 18, 2, p. 305-310 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  46 Citations (Scopus)

• The social context of smoking cessation in China: An exploratory interview study

  Zhang, J. Y., Chan, S. S. C., Fong, D. Y. T., Malone, R. E. & Lam, T. H., Apr 1 2011, In: Tobacco Control. 21, 1, p. 57-58 2 p.

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

• Transport genes and chemotaxis in Laribacter hongkongensis: A genome-wide analysis

  Lau, S. K. P., Fan, R. Y. Y., Wong, G. K. M., Teng, J. L. L., Sze, K. H., Tse, H., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Aug 17 2011, In: Cell and Bioscience. 1, 1, 28.

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

  Open Access
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Truncated Rv2820c enhances mycobacterial virulence ex vivo and in vivo

  Lam, J. T., Yuen, K. Y., Ho, P. L., Weng, X. H., Zhang, W. H., Chen, S. & Yam, W. C., Jun 2011, In: Microbial Pathogenesis. 50, 6, p. 331-335 5 p.

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

• Usefulness of physical fitness and the metabolic syndrome to predict vascular disease risk in older Chinese (from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-Cardiovascular Disease Subcohort [GBCS-CVD])

  O'Hartaigh, B., Jiang, C. Q., Thomas, G. N., Tsvetanov, K. A., Bosch, J. A., Cheng, K. K. & Lam, T. H., Sept 15 2011, In: American Journal of Cardiology. 108, 6, p. 845-850 6 p.

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

• Validity and test-retest reliability in assessing current body size with figure drawings in Chinese adolescents

  Lo, W. S., Ho, S. Y., Wong, B. Y. M., Mak, K. K. & Lam, T. H., Jun 2011, In: International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 6, 2 -2, p. e107-e113

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

• Validity of the international physical activity questionnaire short form (IPAQ-SF): A systematic review

  Lee, P. H., Macfarlane, D. J., Lam, T. H. & Stewart, S. M., Oct 21 2011, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 8, 115.

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

  Open Access
  2190 Citations (Scopus)

• Virulence determinants, drug resistance and mobile genetic elements of Laribacter hongkongensis: A genome-wide analysis

  Lau, S. K. P., Wong, G. K. M., Tsang, A. K. L., Teng, J. L. L., Fan, R. Y. Y., Tse, H., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Apr 19 2011, In: Cell and Bioscience. 1, 1, 17.

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

  Open Access
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Weight misperception and psychosocial health in normal weight Chinese adolescents

  Lo, W. S., Ho, S. Y., Mak, K. K., Lai, H. K., Lai, Y. K. & Lam, T. H., Jun 2011, In: International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 6, 2 -2, p. e381-e389

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

• Who wants a slimmer body? the relationship between body weight status, education level and body shape dissatisfaction among young adults in Hong Kong

  Cheung, Y. T. D., Lee, A. M., Ho, S. Y., Li, E. T. S., Lam, T. H., Fan, S. Y. S. & Yip, P. S. F., 2011, In: BMC Public Health. 11, 835.

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

  Open Access
  36 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Absolute risk of tobacco deaths: One in two smokers will be killed by smoking

  Lam, T. H., Jun 11 2012, In: Archives of Internal Medicine. 172, 11, p. 845-846 2 p.

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

• Adverse systemic arterial function in patients with selenium deficiency

  Chan, Y. H., Siu, C. W., Yiu, K. H., Chan, H. T., Li, S. W., Tam, S., Cheung, B. M., Lau, C. P., Lam, T. H. & Tse, H. F., Jan 2012, In: Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 16, 1, p. 85-88 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• A functional variation in CD55 increases the severity of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza a virus infection

  Zhou, J., To, K. K. W., Dong, H., Cheng, Z. S., Lau, C. C. Y., Poon, V. K. M., Fan, Y. H., Song, Y. Q., Tse, H., Chan, K. H., Zheng, B. J., Zhao, G. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 15 2012, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 206, 4, p. 495-503 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  76 Citations (Scopus)

• A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for hypertension and blood pressure traits

  Guo, Y., Tomlinson, B., Chu, T., Fang, Y. J., Gui, H., Tang, C. S., Yip, B. H., Cherny, S. S., Hur, Y. M., Sham, P. C., Lam, T. H. & Thomas, N. G., Feb 24 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 2, e31489.

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

  Open Access
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Air quality in Hong Kong and the impact of pollution on health 1988-1997

  Hedley, A. J., Wong, C. M., Lam, T. H., McGhee, S. M. & Ma, S., May 23 2012, Air Pollution and Health in Rapidly Developing Countries. Taylor and Francis, p. 176-188 13 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  2 Citations (SciVal)

• A novel dirofilaria species causing human and canine infections in Hong Kong

  To, K. K. W., Wong, S. S. Y., Poon, R. W. S., Trendell-Smith, N. J., Ngan, A. H. Y., Lam, J. W. K., Tang, T. H. C., AhChong, A. K., Kan, J. C. H., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2012, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50, 11, p. 3534-3541 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  69 Citations (Scopus)

• Antibiotics nonadherence and knowledge in a community with the world's leading prevalence of antibiotics resistance: Implications for public health intervention

  Chan, Y. H., Fan, M. M., Fok, C. M., Lok, Z. L., Ni, M., Sin, C. F., Wong, K. K., Wong, S. M., Yeung, R., Yeung, T. T., Chow, W. C., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., Mar 2012, In: American Journal of Infection Control. 40, 2, p. 113-117 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  63 Citations (Scopus)

• Anti-ganglioside antibodies were not detected in human subjects infected with or vaccinated against 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus

  Lei, T., Siu, K. L., Kok, K. H., Chan, K. H., Chan, E. Y. T., Hung, I. F. N., To, K. K. W., Li, P. C. K., Zhou, J., Zheng, B. J., Yuen, K. Y., Wang, M. & Jin, D. Y., Mar 30 2012, In: Vaccine. 30, 16, p. 2605-2610 6 p.

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

• An unprecedented outbreak investigation for nosocomial and community-acquired legionellosis in Hong Kong

  Cheng, V. C. C., Wong, S. S. Y., Chen, J. H. K., Chan, J. F. W., To, K. K. W., Poon, R. W. S., Wong, S. C. Y., Chan, K. H., Tai, J. W. M., Ho, P. L., Tsang, T. H. F. & Yuen, K. Y., 2012, In: Chinese Medical Journal. 125, 23, p. 4283-4290 8 p.

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

• A randomized controlled trial of stage-matched intervention for smoking cessation in cardiac out-patients

  Chan, S. S. C., Leung, D. Y. P., Wong, D. C. N., Lau, C. P., Wong, V. T. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2012, In: Addiction. 107, 4, p. 829-837 9 p.

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

• A significant number of reported Absidia corymbifera (Lichtheimia corymbifera) infections are caused by Lichtheimia ramosa (syn. Lichtheimia hongkongensis): An emerging cause of mucormycosis

  Woo, P. C. Y., Leung, S. Y., Ngan, A. H. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., 2012, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 1, e15.

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

  Open Access
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Association between HbA _1c and cardiovascular disease mortality in older Hong Kong Chinese with diabetes

  Xu, L., Chan, W. M., Hui, Y. F. & Lam, T. H., Mar 2012, In: Diabetic Medicine. 29, 3, p. 393-398 6 p.

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

• Association between television viewing and self-esteem in children

  Tin, S. P. P., Ho, D. S. Y., Mak, K. H., Wan, K. L. & Lam, T. H., Jul 2012, In: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 33, 6, p. 479-485 7 p.

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

• Automated pangenomic analysis in target selection for PCR detection and identification of bacteria by use of ssGenefinder Webserver and its application to Salmonella enterica serovar typhi

  Ho, C. C., Wu, A. K. L., Tse, C. W. S., Yuen, K. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Woo, P. C. Y., Jun 2012, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50, 6, p. 1905-1911 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Avian influenza A H5N1 virus: A continuous threat to humans

  To, K. K. W., Ng, K. H. L., Que, T. L., Chan, J. M. C., Tsang, K. Y., Tsang, A. K. L., Chen, H. & Yuen, K. Y., 2012, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 1, e25.

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

  Open Access
  74 Citations (Scopus)

• Breastfeeding, childhood milk consumption, and onset of puberty

  Kwok, M. K., Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., Sept 2012, In: Pediatrics. 130, 3, p. e631-e639

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

• Bringing scientific rigor to community-developed programs in Hong Kong

  Fabrizio, C. S., Hirschmann, M. R., Lam, T. H., Cheung, T., Pang, I., Chan, S. & Stewart, S. M., 2012, In: BMC Public Health. 12, 1, 1129.

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

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Brittle tail syndrome is an emerging infection in horses caused by a keratinolytic fungus Equicapillimyces hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov

  Wong, S. S. Y., Ngan, A. H. Y., Riggs, C. M., Teng, J. L. L., Choi, G. K. Y., Poon, R. W. S., Hui, J. J. Y., Low, F. J., Luk, A. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 23 2012, In: Veterinary Microbiology. 155, 2-4, p. 399-408 10 p.

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

• Clonality Despite Sex: The Evolution of Host-Associated Sexual Neighborhoods in the Pathogenic Fungus Penicillium marneffei

  Henk, D. A., Shahar-Golan, R., Devi, K. R., Boyce, K. J., Zhan, N., Fedorova, N. D., Nierman, W. C., Hsueh, P. R., Yuen, K. Y., Sieu, T. P. M., Van Kinh, N., Wertheim, H., Baker, S. G., Day, J. N., Vanittanakom, N., Bignell, E. M., Andrianopoulos, A. & Fisher, M. C., Oct 2012, In: PLoS Pathogens. 8, 10, e1002851.

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

  Open Access
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• Cohort profile: 'Children of 1997': A Hong Kong chinese birth cohort

  Schooling, C. M., Hui, L. L., Ho, L. M., Lam, T. H. & Leung, G. M., Jun 2012, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 41, 3, p. 611-620 10 p., dyq243.

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

  Open Access
  116 Citations (Scopus)

• Combined use of serum adiponectin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptor 2 levels was comparable to 2-hour post-load glucose in diabetes prediction

  Woo, Y. C., Tso, A. W. K., Xu, A., Law, L. S. C., Fong, C. H. Y., Lam, T. H., Lo, S. V., Wat, N. M. S., Cheung, B. M. Y. & Lam, K. S. L., May 16 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 5, e36868.

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

  Open Access
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparative immunological evaluation of recombinant Salmonella Typhimurium strains expressing model antigens as live oral vaccines

  Zheng, S. Y., Yu, B., Zhang, K., Chen, M., Hua, Y. H., Yuan, S., Watt, R. M., Zheng, B. J., Yuen, K. Y. & Huang, J. D., Sept 26 2012, In: BMC Immunology. 13, 54.

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

  Open Access
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Complete genome sequence of a novel picobirnavirus, otarine picobirnavirus, discovered in California sea lions

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Bai, R., Teng, J. L. L., Lee, P., Martelli, P., Hui, S. W. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2012, In: Journal of Virology. 86, 11, p. 6377-6378 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Complete genome sequence of a novel picornavirus, canine picornavirus, discovered in dogs

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Choi, G. K. Y., Yip, C. C. Y., Huang, Y., Tsoi, H. W. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2012, In: Journal of Virology. 86, 6, p. 3402-3403 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• Complete genome sequences of novel canine noroviruses in Hong Kong

  Tse, H., Lau, S. K. P., Chan, W. M., Choi, G. K. Y., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 2012, In: Journal of Virology. 86, 17, p. 9531-9532 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• Complete genome sequences of novel rat noroviruses in Hong Kong

  Tse, H., Chan, W. M., Lam, C. S. F., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2012, In: Journal of Virology. 86, 22, p. 12435-12436 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Construction of a traditional Chinese medicine syndrome-specific outcome measure: the Kidney Deficiency Syndrome questionnaire (KDSQ)

  Chen, R. Q., Wong, C. M. & Lam, T. H., Jun 6 2012, In: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 12, 73.

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

  Open Access
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• COPD and depressive symptoms: Findings from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Loerbroks, A., Jiang, C. Q., Thomas, G. N., Adab, P., Zhang, W. S., Lam, K. B. H., Bosch, J. A., Cheng, K. K. & Lam, T. H., Dec 2012, In: Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 44, 3, p. 408-415 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• C-reactive protein as a predictor of hypertension in the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Study (CRISPS) cohort

  Cheung, B. M. Y., Ong, K. L., Tso, A. W. K., Leung, R. Y. H., Xu, A., Cherny, S. S., Sham, P. C., Lam, T. H. & Lam, K. S. L., Feb 2012, In: Journal of Human Hypertension. 26, 2, p. 108-116 9 p.

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

• Depressive symptoms and suicide in 56,000 older Chinese: A Hong Kong cohort study

  Sun, W. J., Xu, L., Chan, W. M., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., Apr 2012, In: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 47, 4, p. 505-514 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  46 Citations (Scopus)

• Depressive symptoms in people with chronic physical conditions: Prevalence and risk factors in a Hong Kong community sample

  Nan, H., Lee, P. H., McDowell, I., Ni, M. Y., Stewart, S. M. & Lam, T. H., Nov 14 2012, In: BMC Psychiatry. 12, 198.

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

  Open Access
  43 Citations (Scopus)

• Detection of Babesia hongkongensis sp. nov. in a free-roaming felis catus cat in Hong Kong

  Wong, S. S. Y., Poon, R. W. S., Hui, J. J. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2012, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50, 8, p. 2799-2803 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Detection of human rhinovirus C in fecal samples of children with gastroenteritis

  Lau, S. K. P., Yip, C. C. Y., Lung, D. C., Lee, P., Que, T. L., Lau, Y. L., Chan, K. H., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 2012, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 53, 4, p. 290-296 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  28 Citations (Scopus)

• Developing community-based preventive interventions in Hong Kong: A description of the first phase of the family project

  Stewart, S. M., Fabrizio, C. S., Hirschmann, M. R. & Lam, T., 2012, In: BMC Public Health. 12, 1, 106.

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

  Open Access
  25 Citations (Scopus)