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• 2014

  NMR-based metabolomic urinalysis: A rapid screening test for urinary tract infection

  Lam, C. W., Law, C. Y., To, K. K. W., Cheung, S. K. K., Lee, K. C., Sze, K. H., Leung, K. F. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 25 2014, In: Clinica Chimica Acta. 436, p. 217-223 7 p.

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

• Novel betacoronavirus in dromedaries of the Middle East, 2013

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Wernery, U., Wong, E. Y. M., Tsang, A. K. L., Johnson, B., Yip, C. C. Y., Lau, C. C. Y., Sivakumar, S., Cai, J. P., Fan, R. Y. Y., Chan, K. H., Mareena, R. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 2014, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 20, 4, p. 560-572 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  93 Citations (Scopus)

• Past occupational dust exposure, depressive symptoms and anxiety in retired Chinese factory workers: The Guangzhou biobank cohort study

  Lin, Q. H., Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Xu, L., Jin, Y. L. & Cheng, K. K., 2014, In: Journal of Occupational Health. 56, 6, p. 444-452 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Pedometry and ‘peer support’ in older Chinese adults: A 12-month cluster randomised controlled trial

  Thomas, G. N., Macfarlane, D. J., Guo, B., Cheung, B. M. Y., McGhee, S. M., Chou, K. L., Deeks, J. J., Lam, T. H. & Tomlinson, B., Jun 2014, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 20, 3, p. S11-S14

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

• Physical activity and constipation in Hong Kong adolescents

  Huang, R., Ho, S. Y., Lo, W. S. & Lam, T. H., Feb 28 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 2, e90193.

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

  Open Access
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Post hoc subgroup analysis: Response

  Hung, I. F. N. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2014, In: Chest. 145, 2, p. 435 1 p.

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

  Open Access

• Potent neutralization of MERS-CoV by human neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to the viral spike glycoprotein

  Jiang, L., Wang, N., Zuo, T., Shi, X., Poon, K. M. V., Wu, Y., Gao, F., Li, D., Wang, R., Guo, J., Fu, L., Yuen, K. Y., Zheng, B. J., Wang, X. & Zhang, L., Apr 30 2014, In: Science Translational Medicine. 6, 234, 234ra59.

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

• Prediction of 4-year incident diabetes in older Chinese: Recalibration of the Framingham diabetes score on Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Xu, L., Jiang, C. Q., Schooling, C. M., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K. & Lam, T. H., Sept 17 2014, In: Preventive Medicine. 69, p. 63-68 6 p.

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

• Proactive infection control measures to prevent nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in HongKong

  Cheng, V. C. C., Tai, J. W. M., Chen, J. H. K., So, S. Y. C., Ng, W. C., Hung, I. F. N., Leung, S. S. M., Wong, S. C. Y., Chan, T. C., Chan, F. H. W., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 1 2014, In: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 113, 10, p. 734-741 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the subjective happiness scale: Evidence from the Hong Kong family cohort

  Nan, H., Ni, M. Y., Lee, P. H., Tam, W. W. S., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & McDowell, I., Aug 2014, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 21, 4, p. 646-652 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  79 Citations (Scopus)

• Resilience and depressive symptoms in mainland Chinese immigrants to Hong Kong

  Yu, X., Stewart, S. M., Liu, I. K. F. & Lam, T. H., Feb 2014, In: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 49, 2, p. 241-249 9 p.

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

• Secondhand smoke exposure and maternal action to protect children from secondhand smoke: Pre- and post-smokefree legislation in Hong Kong

  Chan, S. S. C., Cheung, Y. T. D., Leung, D. Y. P., Mak, Y. W., Leung, G. M. & Lam, T. H., Aug 28 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 8, e105781.

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

  Open Access
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Self-rated health and mortality in a prospective Chinese elderly cohort study in Hong Kong

  Shen, C., Schooling, C. M., Chan, W. M., Zhou, J. X., Johnston, J. M., Lee, S. Y. & Lam, T. H., Oct 2014, In: Preventive Medicine. 67, p. 112-118 7 p.

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

• Self-reported diabetes and mortality in a prospective Chinese elderly cohort study in Hong Kong

  Shen, C., Schooling, C. M., Chan, W. M., Lee, S. Y., Leung, G. M. & Lam, T. H., Jul 2014, In: Preventive Medicine. 64, p. 20-26 7 p.

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

• Self-reported oral health and quality of life: A latent growth curve analysis

  Lee, P. H., McGrath, C. P. J., Kong, A. Y. C. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2014, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 21, 2, p. 358-363 6 p.

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

• Sex disparities in risk and risk factors for ischemic heart disease in the Asia-Pacific region

  Peters, S. A., Woodward, M., Lam, T. H., Fang, X., Suh, I., Ueshema, H., Dobson, A. J., Grobbee, D. E. & Huxley, R. R., May 2014, In: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 21, 5, p. 639-646 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Signature Gene Expression Reveals Novel Clues to the Molecular Mechanisms of Dimorphic Transition in Penicillium marneffei

  Yang, E., Chow, W. N., Wang, G., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Yuen, K. Y., Lin, X. & Cai, J. J., Oct 1 2014, In: PLoS Genetics. 10, 10

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

  Open Access
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Sleep duration and memory in the elderly Chinese: Longitudinal analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank cohort study

  Xu, L., Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Zhang, W. S., Cherny, S. S., Thomas, G. N. & Cheng, K. K., Nov 1 2014, In: Sleep. 37, 11, p. 1737-1744B

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

  Open Access
  61 Citations (Scopus)

• Structure-based discovery of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus fusion inhibitor

  Lu, L., Liu, Q., Zhu, Y., Chan, K. H., Qin, L., Li, Y., Wang, Q., Chan, J. F. W., Du, L., Yu, F., Ma, C., Ye, S., Yuen, K. Y., Zhang, R. & Jiang, S., Jan 28 2014, In: Nature Communications. 5, 3067.

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

  Open Access
  347 Citations (Scopus)

• Surfactant protein B gene polymorphism is associated with severe influenza

  To, K. K. W., Zhou, J., Song, Y. Q., Hung, I. F. N., Ip, W. C. T., Cheng, Z. S., Chan, A. S. F., Kao, R. Y. T., Wu, A. K. L., Chau, S., Luk, W. K., Ip, M. S. M., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2014, In: Chest. 145, 6, p. 1237-1243 7 p.

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

• Television viewing time in Hong Kong adult population: Associations with body mass index and obesity

  Xie, Y. J., Stewart, S. M., Lam, T. H., Viswanath, K. & Chan, S. S., Jan 10 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 1, e85440.

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

  Open Access
  35 Citations (Scopus)

• The association between resting heart rate, cardiovascular disease and mortality: Evidence from 112,680 men and women in 12 cohorts

  Woodward, M., Webster, R., Murakami, Y., Barzi, F., Lam, T. H., Fang, X., Suh, I., Batty, G. D., Huxley, R. & Rodgers, A., Jun 2014, In: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 21, 6, p. 719-726 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  91 Citations (Scopus)

• The biosynthetic pathway for a thousand-year-old natural food colorant and citrinin in Penicillium marneffei

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lam, C. W., Tam, E. W. T., Lee, K. C., Yung, K. K. Y., Leung, C. K. F., Sze, K. H., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 22 2014, In: Scientific Reports. 4, 6728.

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

  Open Access
  69 Citations (Scopus)

• The CHADS₂ and CHA₂DS₂-VASc scores predict adverse vascular function, ischemic stroke and cardiovascular death in high-risk patients without atrial fibrillation: Role of incorporating PR prolongation

  Chan, Y. H., Yiu, K. H., Lau, K. K., Yiu, Y. F., Li, S. W., Lam, T. H., Lau, C. P., Siu, C. W. & Tse, H. F., Dec 1 2014, In: Atherosclerosis. 237, 2, p. 504-513 10 p.

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

• The K526R substitution in viral protein PB2 enhances the effects of E627K on influenza virus replication

  Song, W., Wang, P., Mok, B. W. Y., Lau, S. Y., Huang, X., Wu, W. L., Zheng, M., Wen, X., Yang, S., Chen, Y., Li, L., Yuen, K. Y. & Chen, H., 2014, In: Nature Communications. 5, 5509.

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

  Open Access
  141 Citations (Scopus)

• Toll-like receptor 7 agonist imiquimod in combination with influenza vaccine expedites and augments humoral immune responses against Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus Infection in BALB/c mice

  Zhang, A. J. X., Li, C., To, K. K. W., Zhu, H. S., Lee, A. C. Y., Li, C. G., Chan, J. F. W., Hung, I. F. N. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 2014, In: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 21, 4, p. 570-579 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Unique reassortant of influenza A(H7N9) virus associated with severe disease emerging in Hong Kong

  To, K. K. W., Song, W., Lau, S. Y., Que, T. L., Lung, D. C., Hung, I. F. N., Chen, H. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 2014, In: Journal of Infection. 69, 1, p. 60-68 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of internet viral marketing to promote smoke-free lifestyles among Chinese adolescents

  Ip, P., Lam, T. H., Chan, S. S. C., Ho, F. K. W., Lo, L. A., Chiu, I. W. S., Wong, W. H. S. & Chow, C. B., Jun 9 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 6, e99082.

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

  Open Access
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Vaccine-elicited CD8⁺ T cells cure mesothelioma by overcoming tumor-induced immunosuppressive environment

  Tan, Z., Zhou, J., Cheung, A. K. L., Yu, Z., Cheung, K. W., Liang, J., Wang, H., Lee, B. K., Man, K., Liu, L., Yuen, K. Y. & Chen, Z., Nov 1 2014, In: Cancer Research. 74, 21, p. 6010-6021 12 p.

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

  Open Access
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• Validation and modification of the Chinese version of the smoking self-efficacy questionnaire (CSEQ-12) in a sample of community-dwelling Chinese smokers in Hong Kong

  Leung, D. Y. P., Chan, S. S. C. & Lam, T. H., Jan 1 2014, Self-Efficacy in School and Community Settings. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 195-205 11 p.

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

• Vertically transmitted nasopharyngeal infection of the human papillomavirus: Does it play an aetiological role in nasopharyngeal cancer?

  Chan, Y. H., Lo, C. M., Lau, H. Y. & Lam, T. H., May 2014, In: Oral Oncology. 50, 5, p. 326-329 4 p.

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

• Viral genome and antiviral drug sensitivity analysis of two patients from a family cluster caused by the influenza A(H7N9) virus in Zhejiang, China, 2013

  Gao, H. N., Yao, H. P., Liang, W. F., Wu, X. X., Wu, H. B., Wu, N. P., Yang, S. G., Zhang, Q., Su, K. K., Guo, J., Zheng, S. F., Zhu, Y. X., Chen, H. L., Yuen, K. Y. & Li, L. J., 2014, In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 29, p. 254-258 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Viral lung infections: Epidemiology, virology, clinical features, and management of avian influenza A(H7N9)

  To, K. K. W., Chan, J. F. W. & Yuen, K. Y., May 2014, In: Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 20, 3, p. 225-232 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  33 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  A "community fit" community-based participatory research program for family health, happiness, and harmony: Design and implementation

  Soong, C. S. S., Wang, M. P., Mui, M., Viswanath, K., Lam, T. H. & Chan, S. S. C., Oct 1 2015, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 4, 4, e126.

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

  Open Access
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Adolescent testosterone, muscle mass and glucose metabolism: Evidence from the 'Children of 1997' birth cohort in Hong Kong

  Hou, W. W., Tse, M. A., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Apr 1 2015, In: Diabetic Medicine. 32, 4, p. 505-512 8 p.

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

• A humanized neutralizing antibody against MERS-CoV targeting the receptor-binding domain of the spike protein

  Li, Y., Wan, Y., Liu, P., Zhao, J., Lu, G., Qi, J., Wang, Q., Lu, X., Wu, Y., Liu, W., Zhang, B., Yuen, K. Y., Perlman, S., Gao, G. F. & Yan, J., Nov 1 2015, In: Cell Research. 25, 11, p. 1237-1249 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  136 Citations (Scopus)

• Alcohol use and gamma-glutamyltransferase using a mendelian randomization design in the guangzhou biobank cohort study

  Xu, L., Jiang, C. Q., Cheng, K. K., Yeung, S. L. R. A., Zhang, W. S., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., Sept 10 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 9, e0137790.

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

  Open Access
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• An A14U substitution in the 3' noncoding region of the M segment of viral RNA supports replication of influenza virus with an NS1 deletion by modulating alternative splicing of M segment mRNAs

  Zheng, M., Wang, P., Song, W., Lau, S. Y., Liu, S., Huang, X., Mok, B. W. Y., Liu, Y. C., Chen, Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Chen, H., 2015, In: Journal of Virology. 89, 20, p. 10273-10285 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• An evaluation study of a gender-specific smoking cessation program to help Hong Kong Chinese women quit smoking Health behavior, health promotion and society

  Li, H. C. W., Chan, S. S. C., Wan, Z. S. F., Wang, M. P. & Lam, T. H., Sept 29 2015, In: BMC Public Health. 15, 1, 986.

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

  Open Access
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• A new ASPECT for complicated urinary tract infections

  Chan, J. F. W. & Yuen, K. Y., May 16 2015, In: Lancet. 385, 9981, p. 1920-1922 3 p.

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

• A novel astrovirus from dromedaries in the middle east

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Teng, J. L. L., Tsang, A. K. L., Joseph, S., Xie, J., Jose, S., Fan, R. Y. Y., Wernery, U. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 1 2015, In: Journal of General Virology. 96, 9, p. 2697-2707 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• A novel dromedary camel enterovirus in the family Picornaviridae from dromedaries in the Middle East

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Li, T., Jose, S., Yip, C. C. Y., Huang, Y., Wong, E. Y. M., Fan, R. Y. Y., Cai, J. P., Wernery, U. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 1 2015, In: Journal of General Virology. 96, 7, p. 1723-1731 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• A nurse-delivered brief health education intervention to improve pneumococcal vaccination rate among older patients with chronic diseases: A cluster randomized controlled trial

  Chan, S. S. C., Leung, D. Y. P., Leung, A. Y. M., Lam, C., Hung, I., Chu, D., Chan, C. K., Johnston, J., Lius, S. H., Liang, R., Lam, T. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 1 2015, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 52, 1, p. 317-324 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• A phylogenetically distinct Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus detected in a dromedary calf from a closed dairy herd in Dubai with rising seroprevalence with age

  Wernery, U., El Rasoul, I., Wong, E. Y. M., Joseph, M., Chen, Y., Jose, S., Tsang, A. K. L., Patteril, N. A. G., Chen, H., Elizabeth, S. K., Yuen, K. Y., Joseph, S., Xia, N., Wernery, R., Lau, S. K. P. & Woo, P. C., Dec 1 2015, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 4, e74.

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

  Open Access
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• A sensitive and specific antigen detection assay for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

  Chen, Y., Chan, K. H., Kang, Y., Chen, H., Luk, H. K. H., Poon, R. W. S., Chan, J. F. W., Yuen, K. Y., Xia, N., Lau, S. K. P. & Woo, P. C. Y., Jan 1 2015, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 4, 1, p. 1-5 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  70 Citations (Scopus)

• A systematic approach to novel virus discovery in emerging infectious disease outbreaks

  Sridhar, S., To, K. K. W., Chan, J. F. W., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., May 1 2015, In: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 17, 3, p. 230-241 12 p.

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

  Open Access
  36 Citations (Scopus)

• Can randomized controlled trials be conducted incommunity social service settings?

  Lam, T. H., Stewart, S. M., Hirschmann, M. R., Fabrizio, C. S. & Yu, N. X., May 1 2015, In: Public Health. 129, 5, p. 601-603 3 p.

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

• Changes in individual weight status based on body mass index and waist circumference in hong kong chinese

  Ho, L. M., Wang, M. P., Ho, S. Y. & Lam, T. H., Mar 16 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 3, e0119827.

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

  Open Access
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Characterization of the antigenicity of Cp11, a surface protein of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans

  Car, J. P., Liu, L. L., To, K. K. W., Lau, C. C. Y., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Guo, Y. H., Ngan, A. H. Y., Che, X. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 1 2015, In: Mycologia. 107, 1, p. 39-45 7 p.

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

• Childhood passive smoking exposure and age at menarche in Chinese women who had never smoked: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Yang, S., Jin, Y., He, Y., Jiang, C., Cheng, K. K., Zhang, W. & Lam, T. H., Jul 17 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 7, e0130429.

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

  Open Access
  10 Citations (Scopus)