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• 2013

  Plasma Level of Adrenomedullin Is Influenced by a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the Adiponectin Gene

  Wong, H. K., Ong, K. L., Leung, R. Y. H., Cheung, T. T., Xu, A., Lam, T. H., Lam, K. S. L. & Cheung, B. M. Y., Aug 1 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 8, e70335.

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

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  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Predictors of long-term abstinence among Chinese smokers following treatment: The role of personality traits

  Leung, D. Y. P., Au, D. W. H., Lam, T. H. & Chan, S. S. C., 2013, In: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 14, 9, p. 5351-5354 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Proactive infection control measures to prevent nosocomial transmission of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a non-endemic area

  Cheng, V. C. C., Chan, J. F. W., Wong, S. C. Y., Chen, J. H. K., Tai, J. W. M., Yan, M. K., Kwan, G. S. W., Tse, H., To, K. K. W., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., 2013, In: Chinese Medical Journal. 126, 23, p. 4504-4509 6 p.

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

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  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Pro-Inflammatory Adipokines as Predictors of Incident Cancers in a Chinese Cohort of Low Obesity Prevalence in Hong Kong

  Yeung, C. Y., Tso, A. W. K., Xu, A., Wang, Y., Woo, Y. C., Lam, T. H., Lo, S. V., Fong, C. H. Y., Wat, N. M. S., Woo, J., Cheung, B. M. Y. & Lam, K. S. L., Oct 24 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 10, e78594.

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

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  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Prolongation of PR interval is associated with endothelial dysfunction and activation of vascular repair in high-risk cardiovascular patients

  Chan, Y. H., Siu, C. W., Yiu, K. H., Yiu, Y. F., Lau, K. K., Lam, T. H., Lau, C. P. & Tse, H. F., Jun 2013, In: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 37, 1, p. 55-61 7 p.

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

• Proteome profiling of the dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei extracellular proteins and identification of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase as an important adhesion factor for conidial attachment

  Lau, S. K. P., Tse, H., Chan, J. S. Y., Zhou, A. C., Curreem, S. O. T., Lau, C. C. Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Dec 2013, In: FEBS Journal. 280, 24, p. 6613-6626 14 p.

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

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  48 Citations (Scopus)

• Rapid Generation of Human-Like Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies in Urgent Preparedness for Influenza Pandemics and Virulent Infectious Diseases

  Meng, W., Pan, W., Zhang, A. J. X., Li, Z., Wei, G., Feng, L., Dong, Z., Li, C., Hu, X., Sun, C., Luo, Q., Yuen, K. Y., Zhong, N. & Chen, L., Jun 18 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 6, e66276.

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

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  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Reactive and infective dermatoses associated with adult-onset immunodeficiency due to anti-interferon-gamma autoantibody: Sweet's syndrome and beyond

  Chan, J. F. W., Trendell-Smith, N. J., Chan, J. C. Y., Hung, I. F. N., Tang, B. S. F., Cheng, V. C. C., Yeung, C. K. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2013, In: Dermatology. 226, 2, p. 157-166 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  58 Citations (Scopus)

• Re-annotation of protein-coding genes in 10 complete genomes of neisseriaceae family by combining similarity-based and composition-based methods

  Guo, F. B., Xiong, L., Teng, J. L. L., Yuen, K. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Woo, P. C. Y., Jun 2013, In: DNA Research. 20, 3, p. 273-286 14 p.

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

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  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Recombinant coxsackievirus A2 and deaths of children, Hong Kong, 2012

  Yip, C. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Wong, S. S. Y., Tsang, T. H. F., Lo, J. Y. C., Lam, W. K., Tsang, C. C., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2013, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 19, 8, p. 1285-1288 4 p.

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

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  50 Citations (Scopus)

• Reply to leow

  Chan, J. F. W., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 15 2013, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 208, 8, p. 1351-1352 2 p.

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

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• Response

  Hung, I. F. N. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2013, In: Chest. 144, 2, p. 712-713 2 p.

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

• Risk factors and outcomes of childhood obesity in Hong Kong: a retrospective cohort study.

  Ho, S. Y., Lai, Y. K., Lam, T. H., Chan, V., Mak, K. K. & Lo, W. S., Jun 2013, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 19 Suppl 4, p. 45-47 3 p.

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

• Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Health Services Use among Adolescent Current Smokers

  Wang, M. P., Ho, S. Y., Lo, W. S. & Lam, T. H., May 10 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 5, e64322.

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

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  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Secular trends of salted fish consumption and nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a multi-jurisdiction ecological study in 8 regions from 3 continents

  Lau, H. Y., Leung, C. M., Chan, Y. H., Lee, A. W. I. M., Kwong, D. L. A. W., Lung, M. L. I. & Lam, T. H., 2013, In: BMC Cancer. 13, p. 298 1 p., 298.

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

  Open Access
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Self-report poor oral health and chronic diseases: The Hong Kong FAMILY project

  Lee, P. H., McGrath, C. P. J., Kong, A. Y. C. & Lam, T. H., Oct 2013, In: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 41, 5, p. 451-458 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Sex knowledge, attitudes, and high-risk sexual behaviors among unmarried youth in Hong Kong

  Yip, P. S., Zhang, H., Lam, T. H., Lam, K. F., Lee, A. M., Chan, J. & Fan, S., 2013, In: BMC Public Health. 13, 1, 691.

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

  Open Access
  63 Citations (Scopus)

• Simulated growth trajectories and blood pressure in adolescence: Hong Kong's Chinese Birth Cohort

  Kwok, M. K., Freeman, G., Lin, S. L., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., Sept 2013, In: Journal of Hypertension. 31, 9, p. 1785-1797 13 p.

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

• Smoking and hemorrhagic stroke mortality in a prospective cohort study of older Chinese

  Xu, L., Schooling, C. M., Chan, W. M., Lee, S. Y., Leung, G. M. & Lam, T. H., Aug 2013, In: Stroke. 44, 8, p. 2144-2149 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Smoking family, secondhand smoke exposure at home, and quitting in adolescent smokers

  Wang, M. P., Ho, S. Y., Lo, W. S. & Lam, T. H., Jan 2013, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 15, 1, p. 185-191 7 p.

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

• Social Determinants of Health Information Seeking among Chinese Adults in Hong Kong

  Wang, M. P., Viswanath, K., Lam, T. H., Wang, X. & Chan, S. S., Aug 23 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 8, e73049.

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

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  101 Citations (Scopus)

• Solving the mystery of H7N9 by crystal balls

  Yuen, K. Y., Dec 2013, In: Cell Research. 23, 12, p. 1335-1336 2 p.

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

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  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Streptococcus hongkongensis sp. nov., isolated from a patient with an infected puncture wound and from a marine flatfish

  Lau, S. K. P., Curreem, S. O. T., Lin, C. C. N., Fung, A. M. Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Jul 1 2013, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 63, PART7, p. 2570-2576 7 p.

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

• Systematic differences among never, occasional and moderate alcohol users in southern China, and its use in alcohol research: A cross-sectional study

  Yeung, S. L. A., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Lam, T. H., Cheng, K. K., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., 2013, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 67, 12, p. 1054-1060 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of physician's 30 s smoking cessation intervention for male medical outpatients: A pilot randomized controlled trial

  Lin, P. R., Zhao, Z. W., Cheng, K. K. & Lam, T. H., Sept 2013, In: Journal of Public Health. 35, 3, p. 375-383 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• The emergence of influenza A H7N9 in human beings 16 years after influenza A H5N1: A tale of two cities

  To, K. K. W., Chan, J. F. W., Chen, H., Li, L. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 2013, In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 13, 9, p. 809-821 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  132 Citations (Scopus)

• The illusion of righteousness: Corporate social responsibility practices of the alcohol industry

  Yoon, S. & Lam, T. H., 2013, In: BMC Public Health. 13, 1, 630.

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

  Open Access
  97 Citations (Scopus)

• The relationship between occupational stress, burnout, and turnover intention among managerial staff from a sino-japanese joint venture in guangzhou, china

  Lin, Q. H., Jiang, C. Q. & Lam, T. H., Nov 2013, In: Journal of Occupational Health. 55, 6, p. 458-467 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  51 Citations (Scopus)

• Thermal stress associated mortality risk and effect modification by sex and obesity in an elderly cohort of Chinese in Hong Kong

  Xu, W., Thach, T. Q., Chau, Y. K., Lai, H. K., Lam, T. H., Chan, W. M., Lee, R. S. Y., Hedley, A. J. & Wong, C. M., 2013, In: Environmental Pollution. 178, p. 288-293 6 p.

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

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  25 Citations (Scopus)

• The use of high-resolution melting analysis for rapid spa typing on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

  Chen, J. H. K., Cheng, V. C. C., Chan, J. F. W., She, K. K. K., Yan, M. K., Yau, M. C. Y., Kwan, G. S. W., Yam, W. C. & Yuen, K. Y., 2013, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 92, 2, p. 99-102 4 p.

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

• Timing of solid food introduction and obesity: Hong Kong's "children of 1997" birth cohort

  Lin, S. L., Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., May 2013, In: Pediatrics. 131, 5, p. e1459-e1467

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

• Transmission of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in the long term care facilities in Hong Kong

  Cheng, V. C. C., Tai, J. W. M., Wong, Z. S. Y., Chen, J. H. K., Pan, K. B. Q., Hai, Y., Ng, W. C., Chow, D. M. K., Yau, M. C. Y., Chan, J. F. W., Wong, S. C. Y., Tse, H., Chan, S. S. C., Tsui, K. L., Chan, F. H. W., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., May 6 2013, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 13, 1, 205.

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

  Open Access
  46 Citations (Scopus)

• Tuberculosis is associated with increased lung cancer mortality

  Leung, C. C., Hui, L., Lee, R. S. Y., Lam, T. H., Yew, W. W., Hui, D. S. C., Chan, R. C. Y., Mok, T. Y. W., Law, W. S., Chang, K. C., Leung, E. C. C. & Tam, C. M., May 1 2013, In: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 17, 5, p. 687-692 6 p.

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

• Underage alcohol drinking and medical services use in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional study

  Wang, M. P., Ho, S. Y. & Lam, T. H., 2013, In: BMJ Open. 3, 5, e002740.

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

  Open Access
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Unraveling the molecular basis of temperature-dependent genetic regulation in penicillium marneffei

  Yang, E., Wang, G., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Chow, W. N., Chong, K. T. K., Tse, H., Kao, R. Y. T., Chan, C. M., Che, X., Yuen, K. Y. & Cai, J. J., Sept 2013, In: Eukaryotic Cell. 12, 9, p. 1214-1224 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Uric acid levels, even in the normal range, are associated with increased cardiovascular risk: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Jin, Y. L., Zhu, T., Xu, L., Zhang, W. S., Liu, B., Jiang, C. Q., Yu, H., Huang, L. M., Cheng, K. K., Thomas, G. N. & Lam, T. H., Oct 3 2013, In: International Journal of Cardiology. 168, 3, p. 2238-2241 4 p.

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

• Use of nasopharyngeal aspirate for diagnosis of pneumocystis pneumonia

  To, K. K. W., Wong, S. C. Y., Xu, T., Poon, R. W. S., Mok, K. Y., Chan, J. F. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Chan, K. H., Hung, I. F. N. & Yuen, K. Y., May 2013, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 51, 5, p. 1570-1574 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of the human colorectal adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) cell line for isolating respiratory viruses from nasopharyngeal aspirates

  Chan, K. H., Yan, M. K., To, K. K. W., Lau, S. K., Woo, P. C., Cheng, V. C. C., Li, W. S., Chan, J. F. W., Tse, H. & Yuen, K. Y., May 2013, In: Journal of Medical Virology. 85, 5, p. 874-879 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  8 Citations (SciVal)

• Will mothers of sick children help their husbands to stop smoking after receiving a brief intervention from nurses? Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial

  Chan, S. S. C., Wong, D. C. N. & Lam, T. H., Apr 8 2013, In: BMC Pediatrics. 13, 1, 50.

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

  Open Access
  8 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  A block randomized controlled trial of a brief smoking cessation counselling and advice through short message service on participants who joined the Quit to Win Contest in Hong Kong

  Chan, S. S. C., Wong, D. C. N., Cheung, Y. T. D., Leung, D. Y. P., Lau, L., Lai, V. & Lam, T. H., Nov 18 2014, In: Health Education Research. 30, 4, p. 609-621 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Accelerated cardiovascular ageing in first-degree atrioventricular block

  Chan, Y. H., Yiu, K. H., Yiu, Y. F., Kui-Kai, L., Li, S. W., Lam, T. H., Lau, C. P., Siu, C. W. & Tse, H. F., 2014, In: Experimental and Clinical Cardiology. 20, 6, p. 145-168 24 p.

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

• A comparison of risk factors for mortality from heart failure in Asian and non-Asian populations: An overview of individual participant data from 32 prospective cohorts from the Asia-Pacific Region

  Huxley, R. R., Barzi, F., Woo, J., Giles, G., Lam, T. H., Rahimi, K., Konety, S., Ohkubo, T., Jee, S. H., Fang, X., Woodward, M., Okayama, A., Ueshima, H., Maegawa, H., Nakamura, M., Aoki, N., Wu, Z. S., Yao, C. H., Wu, Z. S. & Luszcz, M. & 74 others, 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., Gu, D. F., Duan, X. F., G.Whitlock, Jackson, R., Li, Y. H., Lam, T. H., Jiang, C. Q., Kiyohara, Y., Arima, H., Iida, M., Ho, S. C., Hong, Z., Huang, M. S., Zhou, B., Fuh, J. L., Ueshima, H., Kita, Y., Choudhury, S. R., Suh, I., Kim, I. S., Hashimoto, T., Sakata, K., Dobson, A., Imai, Y., Hozawa, A., the late, K. J., Hobbs, M., Broadhurst, R., Nakachi, K., Fang, X. H., Li, S. C., Yang, Q. D., Chen, Z. M., Tanaka, H., Kita, Y., Nozaki, A., Ueshima, H., Horibe, H., Matsutani, Y., Kagaya, M., Hughes, K., Lee, J., Heng, D., Chew, S. K., Zhou, B. F., Zhang, H. Y., Shimamoto, K., Saitoh, S., Li, Z. Z., Zhang, H. Y., Norman, P., Jamrozik, K., He, Y., Lam, T. H. & Yao, S. X., May 3 2014, In: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 14, 61.

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

  Open Access
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Active replication of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus and aberrant induction of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in human macrophages: Implications for pathogenesis

  Zhou, J., Chu, H., Li, C., Wong, B. H. Y., Cheng, Z. S., Poon, V. K. M., Sun, T., Lau, C. C. Y., Wong, K. K. Y., Chan, J. Y. W., Chan, J. F. W., To, K. K. W., Chan, K. H., Zheng, B. J. & Yuen, K. Y., 2014, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 209, 9, p. 1331-1342 12 p.

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

  Open Access
  363 Citations (Scopus)

• Adult-onset immunodeficiency due to anti-interferon-gamma autoantibody in mainland Chinese

  Chan, J. F. W., Yee, K. S., Tang, B. S. F., Cheng, V. C. C., Hung, I. F. N. & Yuen, K. Y., 2014, In: Chinese Medical Journal. 127, 6, p. 1189-1190 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Adverse lifestyle leads to an annual excess of 2 million deaths in China

  Thomas, G. N., Wang, M. P., Ho, S. Y., Mak, K. H., Cheng, K. K. & Lam, T. H., Feb 26 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 2, e89650.

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

  Open Access
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Alcohol drinking and pro-drinking practices in parents of Hong Kong adolescents

  Au, W. M., Ho, S. Y., Wang, M. P., Lo, W. S., Tin, S. P. P., Huang, R. & Lam, T. H., Nov 1 2014, In: Alcohol and Alcoholism. 49, 6, p. 668-674 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2-a potential genetic risk factor for lung function among southern Chinese: Evidence from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Au Yeung, S. L., Jiang, C., Cheng, K. K., Adab, P., Lam, K. B., Liu, B., Zhang, W., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Aug 2014, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 24, 8, p. 606-611 6 p.

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

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  3 Citations (Scopus)

• An animal model of mers produced by infection of rhesus macaques with MERS coronavirus

  Yao, Y., Bao, L., Deng, W., Xu, L., Li, F., Lv, Q., Yu, P., Chen, T., Xu, Y., Zhu, H., Yuan, J., Gu, S., Wei, Q., Chen, H., Yuen, K. Y. & Qin, C., Jan 15 2014, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 209, 2, p. 236-242 7 p.

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

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  113 Citations (Scopus)

• A Novel Psittacine Adenovirus Identified During an Outbreak of Avian Chlamydiosis and Human Psittacosis: Zoonosis Associated with Virus-Bacterium Coinfection in Birds

  To, K. K. W., Tse, H., Chan, W. M., Choi, G. K. Y., Zhang, A. J. X., Sridhar, S., Wong, S. C. Y., Chan, J. F. W., Chan, A. S. F., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Lo, J. Y. C., Chan, K. H., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 4 2014, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 8, 12, e3318.

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

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  51 Citations (Scopus)

• A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Decrease Adaptation Difficulties in Chinese New Immigrants to Hong Kong

  Yu, X., Stewart, S. M., Chui, J. P. L., Ho, J. L. Y., Li, A. C. H. & Lam, T. H., 2014, In: Behavior Therapy. 45, 1, p. 137-152 16 p.

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