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• 2017

  The role of nuclear NS1 protein in highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza viruses

  Mok, B. W. Y., Liu, H., Chen, P., Liu, S., Lau, S. Y., Huang, X., Liu, Y. C., Wang, P., Yuen, K. Y. & Chen, H., Dec 2017, In: Microbes and Infection. 19, 12, p. 587-596 10 p.

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

• Two novel dromedary camel bocaparvoviruses from dromedaries in the middle east with unique genomic features

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Tsoi, H. W., Patteril, N. G., Yeung, H. C., Joseph, S., Wong, E. Y. M., Muhammed, R., Chow, F. W. N., Wernery, U. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2017, In: Journal of General Virology. 98, 6, p. 1349-1359 11 p., 000775.

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

  Open Access
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Underage drinking, group identity and access to alcohol: A qualitative study of Chinese youths

  Yoon, S., Lam, W. W. T., Sham, J. T. L. & Lam, T. H., Jun 2017, In: Health Education Research. 32, 3, p. 269-278 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Unexpectedly higher morbidity and mortality of hospitalized elderly patients associated with rhinovirus compared with influenza virus respiratory tract infection

  Hung, I. F. N., Zhang, A. J., To, K. K. W., Chan, J. F. W., Zhu, S. H. S., Zhang, R., Chan, T. C., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2017, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18, 2, 259.

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

  Open Access
  34 Citations (Scopus)

• Very brief physician advice and supplemental proactive telephone calls to promote smoking reduction and cessation in Chinese male smokers with no intention to quit: a randomized trial

  Wu, L., He, Y., Jiang, B., Zhang, D., Tian, H., Zuo, F. & Lam, T. H., Nov 2017, In: Addiction. 112, 11, p. 2032-2040 9 p.

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

• Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

  NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), Jan 7 2017, In: The Lancet. 389, 10064, p. 37-55 19 p.

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

  Open Access
  1803 Citations (Scopus)

• Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

  NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), Dec 16 2017, In: The Lancet. 390, 10113, p. 2627-2642 16 p.

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

  Open Access
  5912 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  A Brief Smoking Cessation Advice by Youth Counselors for the Smokers in the Hong Kong Quit to Win Contest 2010: a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

  Chan, S. S. C., Cheung, Y. T. D., Wong, Y. M. B., Kwong, A., Lai, V. & Lam, T. H., Feb 1 2018, In: Prevention Science. 19, 2, p. 209-219 11 p.

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

• Age at menarche and depressive symptoms in older Southern Chinese women: A Mendelian randomization study in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Au Yeung, S. L., Jiang, C., Cheng, K. K., Xu, L., Zhang, W., Lam, T. H., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Jan 2018, In: Psychiatry Research. 259, p. 32-35 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Another avian influenza A subtype jumping into human: this time is H7N4

  Yuen, K. Y., Aug 30 2018, In: Science Bulletin. 63, 16, p. 1025-1026 2 p.

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

• A Unique Pattern of Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome-Like Erosions in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: Dermatitis flammeus

  Chan, J. C. Y., Chiu, M. L. S., Yeung, C. K., Yuen, K. Y. & Chan, H. H. L., Jan 1 2018, In: Skinmed. 16, 5, p. 309-313 5 p.

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

• Brief advice on smoking reduction versus abrupt quitting for smoking cessation in chinese smokers: A cluster randomized controlled trial

  Wang, M. P., Li, W. H., Cheung, Y. T., Lam, O. B., Wu, Y., Kwong, A. C., Lai, V. W., Chan, S. S. & Lam, T. H., Jan 1 2018, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 20, 1, p. 67-72 6 p.

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

• Clinical, immunological and bacteriological characteristics of H7N9 patients nosocomially co-infected by Acinetobacter Baumannii: A case control study

  Liu, W. J., Zou, R., Hu, Y., Zhao, M., Quan, C., Tan, S., Luo, K., Yuan, J., Zheng, H., Liu, J., Liu, M., Bi, Y., Yan, J., Zhu, B., Wang, D., Wu, G., Liu, L., Yuen, K. Y., Gao, G. F. & Liu, Y., Dec 14 2018, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 18, 1, 664.

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

  Open Access
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Clustering of risk factors and the risk of incident cardiovascular disease in Asian and Caucasian populations: Results from the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration

  Peters, S. A. E., Wang, X., Lam, T. H., Kim, H. C., Ho, S., Ninomiya, T., Knuiman, M., Vaartjes, I., Bots, M. L. & Woodward, M., Mar 1 2018, In: BMJ Open. 8, 3, e019335.

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

  Open Access
  53 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparative evaluation of a laboratory-developed real-time PCR assay and RealStar® Adenovirus PCR Kit for quantitative detection of human adenovirus

  Wong, S. S. Y., Yip, C. C. Y., Sridhar, S., Leung, K. H., Cheng, A. K. W., Fung, A. M. Y., Lam, H. Y., Chan, K. H., Chan, J. F. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Tang, B. S. F. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 27 2018, In: Virology Journal. 15, 1, 149.

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

  Open Access
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparing different intensities of active referral to smoking cessation services in promoting smoking cessation among community smokers: A study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial

  Weng, X., Wang, M. P., Suen, Y. N., Li, W. H. C., Wu, Y., Cheung, D. Y. T., Kwong, A. C. S., Lai, V. W. Y., Chan, S. S. C. & Lam, T. H., Jul 4 2018, In: BMC Public Health. 18, 1, 830.

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

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of two approaches in achieving smoking abstinence among patients in an outpatient clinic: A Phase 2 randomized controlled trial

  Ho, K. Y., Li, W. H. C., Wang, M. P., Lam, K. K. W., Lam, T. H. & Chan, S. S. C., May 2018, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 101, 5, p. 885-893 9 p.

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

• Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: A pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants

  NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), Jun 2018, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 47, 3, p. 872-883i

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

  Open Access
  64 Citations (Scopus)

• Control of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: Beyond the Hospital

  Cheng, V. C. C., Wong, S. C., Wong, S. C. Y., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 2018, In: eClinicalMedicine. 6, p. 3-4 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Control of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Hong Kong: Role of environmental surveillance in communal areas after a hospital outbreak

  Cheng, V. C. C., Wong, S. C., Chen, J. H. K., So, S. Y. C., Wong, S. C. Y., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2018, In: American Journal of Infection Control. 46, 1, p. 60-66 7 p.

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

• Costimulation with TLR7 agonist imiquimod and inactivated influenza virus particles promotes mouse B cell activation, differentiation, and accelerated antigen specific antibody production

  Li, C., To, K. K. W., Zhang, A. J. X., Lee, A. C. Y., Zhu, H., Mak, W. W. N., Hung, I. F. N. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 12 2018, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 9, OCT, 2370.

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

  Open Access
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Dietary intake of anti-oxidant vitamins A, C, and E is inversely associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in Chinese—A 22-years population-based prospective study

  Lee, C. H., Chan, R. S. M., Wan, H. Y. L., Woo, Y. C., Cheung, C. Y. Y., Fong, C. H. Y., Cheung, B. M. Y., Lam, T. H., Janus, E., Woo, J. & Lam, K. S. L., Nov 4 2018, In: Nutrients. 10, 11, 1664.

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

  Open Access
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• Differentiated human airway organoids to assess infectivity of emerging influenza virus

  Zhou, J., Li, C., Sachs, N., Chiu, M. C., Wong, B. H. Y., Chu, H., Poon, V. K. M., Wang, D., Zhao, X., Wen, L., Song, W., Yuan, S., Wong, K. K. Y., Chan, J. F. W., To, K. K. W., Chen, H., Clevers, H. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 26 2018, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115, 26, p. 6822-6827 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  207 Citations (Scopus)

• Discovery and sequence analysis of four deltacoronaviruses from birds in the Middle East reveal interspecies jumping with recombination as a potential mechanism for avian-to-avian and avian-to-mammalian transmission

  Lau, S. K. P., Wong, E. Y. M., Tsang, C. C., Ahmed, S. S., Au-Yeung, R. K. H., Yuen, K. Y., Wernery, U. & Woo, P. C. Y., Aug 1 2018, In: Journal of Virology. 92, 15, e00265-18.

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

  Open Access
  72 Citations (Scopus)

• Discriminatory performance of adiponectin and leptin in the identification of impaired glucose tolerance: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort study - Cardiovascular disease subcohort

  Toulis, K. A., Jiang, C. Q., Hemming, K., Nirantharakumar, K., Cheng, K. K., Lam, T. H. & Thomas, G. N., Nov 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 11, e0206964.

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

  Open Access
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Does electronic cigarette use predict abstinence from conventional cigarettes among smokers in Hong Kong?

  Wu, S. Y. D., Wang, M. P., Li, W. H., Kwong, A. C., Lai, V. W. & Lam, T. H., Mar 2018, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15, 3, 400.

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

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Dual-functional peptide with defective interfering genes effectively protects mice against avian and seasonal influenza

  Zhao, H., To, K. K. W., Chu, H., Ding, Q., Zhao, X., Li, C., Shuai, H., Yuan, S., Zhou, J., Kok, K. H., Jiang, S. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 1 2018, In: Nature Communications. 9, 1, 2358.

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

  Open Access
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Early childhood exposure to secondhand smoke and behavioural problems in preschoolers

  Luk, T. T., Wang, M. P., Suen, Y. N., Koh, D. S. Q., Lam, T. H. & Chan, S. S. C., Dec 1 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 1, 15434.

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

  Open Access
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of Zero-time Exercise on inactive adults with insomnia disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial

  Yeung, W. F., Lai, A. Y. K., Ho, F. Y. Y., Suen, L. K. P., Chung, K. F., Ho, J. Y. S., Ho, L. M., Yu, B. Y. M., Chan, L. Y. T. & Lam, T. H., Dec 2018, In: Sleep Medicine. 52, p. 118-127 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Emergence of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

  Wong, M. H. Y., Shum, H. P., Chen, J. H. K., Man, M. Y., Wu, A., Chan, E. W. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Chen, S., Jan 2018, In: Lancet Infectious Diseases. 18, 1, p. 24 1 p.

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

  Open Access
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Emergence of cytomegalovirus mononucleosis syndrome among young adults in Hong Kong linked to falling seroprevalence: Results of a 14-year seroepidemiological study

  Sridhar, S., Chung, T. W. H., Chan, J. F. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Lau, S. K. P., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Oct 1 2018, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 5, 10

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

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Epidemiology characteristics of human coronaviruses in patients with respiratory infection symptoms and phylogenetic analysis of HCoV-OC43 during 2010-2015 in Guangzhou

  Zhang, S. F., Tuo, J. L., Huang, X. B., Zhu, X., Zhang, D. M., Zhou, K., Yuan, L., Luo, H. J., Zheng, B. J., Yuen, K. Y., Li, M. F., Cao, K. Y. & Xu, L., Jan 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 1, e0191789.

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

  Open Access
  128 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluation of the molecular Xpert Xpress Flu/RSV assay vs. Alere i Influenza A & B assay for rapid detection of influenza viruses

  Chen, J. H., Lam, H. Y., Yip, C. C., Cheng, V. C., Chan, J. F., Leung, T. H., Sridhar, S., Chan, K. H., Tang, B. S. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2018, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 90, 3, p. 177-180 4 p.

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

• Exclusive and concurrent use of cigarettes and alternative tobacco products among Hong Kong adolescents

  Jiang, N., Ho, S., Wang, M. P., Leung, L. T. & Lam, T. H., 2018, In: Tobacco Prevention and Cessation. 4, May, 19.

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

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Exploratory study on the relationship between smoking and other risk behaviours among young smokers

  Ho, K. Y., Li, H. C. W., Lam, K. K. W., Chan, S. S. C., Wang, M. P., Chan, V. W. F., Xia, V. W. & Lam, T. H., Jul 2018, In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. 27, 13-14, p. 2859-2867 9 p.

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

• Family Meal Practices and Well-Being in Hong Kong: The Mediating Effect of Family Communication

  Ho, H. C. Y., Mui, M., Wan, A., Yew, C., Lam, T. H., Chan, S. S. & Stewart, S. M., Nov 1 2018, In: Journal of Family Issues. 39, 16, p. 3835-3856 22 p.

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

• Fatal pancytopenia due to albendazole treatment for strongyloidiasis

  Xing, F., Ye, H., Yang, J., Chan, J. F. W., Seto, W. K., Pai, P. M. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Hung, D. L. L., Jan 1 2018, In: IDCases. 12, p. 112-116 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Favourable perceptions of electronic cigarettes relative to cigarettes and the associations with susceptibility to electronic cigarette use in Hong Kong chinese adolescents

  Leung, L. T., Ho, S. Y., Chen, J., Wang, M. P. & Lam, T. H., Jan 2018, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15, 1, 54.

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

  Open Access
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Feasibility, efficacy, and cost analysis of promoting smoking cessation at outdoor smoking “hotspots”: A pre-post study

  Cheung, Y. T. D., Lam, T. H., Li, W. H. C., Wang, M. P. & Chan, S. S. C., Nov 15 2018, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 20, 12, p. 1519-1524 6 p.

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

• Framingham risk score for predicting cardiovascular disease in older adults in Hong Kong

  Leung, J. Y., Lin, S. L., Lee, R. S., Lam, T. H. & Schooling, C. M., Aug 1 2018, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 24, 4, p. 8-11 4 p.

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

• Genotype 4 hepatitis E virus is a cause of chronic hepatitis in renal transplant recipients in Hong Kong

  Sridhar, S., Chan, J. F. W., Yap, D. Y. H., Teng, J. L. L., Huang, C., Yip, C. C. Y., Hung, I. F. N., Tang, S. C. W., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2018, In: Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 25, 2, p. 209-213 5 p.

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

• Glycated Hemoglobin, Albuminuria and Surrogate Markers of Macrovascular Disease in Adults Without Diabetes: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Cardiovascular Disease Subcohort

  Toulis, K. A., Jiang, C. Q., Hemming, K., Nirantharakumar, K., Cheng, K. K., Lam, T. H. & Thomas, G. N., Jun 2018, In: Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 42, 3, p. 245-250.e1

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

• Happy Family Kitchen II: Participants’ Perspectives of a Community-based Family Intervention

  Chu, J. T. W., Ho, H. C. Y., Mui, M., Wan, A., Stewart, S. M., Lam, T. H. & Chan, S. S., May 1 2018, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 27, 5, p. 1629-1639 11 p.

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

• Health information exposure from information and communication technologies and its associations with health behaviors: Population-based survey

  Shen, C., Wang, M. P., Wan, A., Viswanath, K., Chan, S. S. C. & Lam, T. H., Aug 2018, In: Preventive Medicine. 113, p. 140-146 7 p.

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

• Helping cancer patients quit smoking using brief advice based on risk communication: A randomized controlled trial

  Li, W. H. C., Wang, M. P., Ho, K. Y., Lam, K. K. W., Cheung, D. Y. T., Cheung, Y. T. Y., Lam, T. H. & Chan, S. S. C., Dec 1 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 1, 2712.

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

  Open Access
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• High relative risk of all-cause mortality attributed to smoking in China: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Lam, T. H., Xu, L., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Zhu, F., Jin, Y. L., Neil Thomas, G. & Cheng, K. K., Apr 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 4, e0196610.

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

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase is an IFN-γ-inducible entry factor for Enterovirus

  Yeung, M. L., Jia, L., Yip, C. C. Y., Chan, J. F. W., Teng, J. L. L., Chan, K. H., Cai, J. P., Zhang, C., Zhang, A. J., Wong, W. M., Kok, K. H., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Lo, J. Y. C., Jin, D. Y., Shih, S. R. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 1 2018, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128, 11, p. 5163-5177 15 p.

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

  Open Access
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Immunization with a novel human type 5 adenovirus-vectored vaccine expressing the premembrane and envelope proteins of zika virus provides consistent and sterilizing protection in multiple immunocompetent and immunocompromised animal models

  Guo, Q., Chan, J. F. W., Poon, V. K. M., Wu, S., Chan, C. C. S., Hou, L., Yip, C. C. Y., Ren, C., Cai, J. P., Zhao, M., Zhang, A. J., Song, X., Chan, K. H., Wang, B., Kok, K. H., Wen, Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Chen, W., Jul 2 2018, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 218, 3, p. 365-377 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  48 Citations (Scopus)

• Immunogenicity, safety and tolerability of intradermal influenza vaccines

  Hung, I. F. N. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 4 2018, In: Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics. 14, 3, p. 565-570 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Impact of inter-genotypic recombination and probe cross-reactivity on the performance of the Abbott RealTime HCV Genotype II assay for hepatitis C genotyping

  Sridhar, S., Yip, C. C. Y., Chan, J. F. W., To, K. K. W., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yuen, K. Y., May 2018, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 91, 1, p. 34-37 4 p.

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