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  A prospective cohort study on the effect of occupational dust exposure and smoking on mortality

  Zhang, W., Jiang, C., Lam, T. H., Chen, Q., Yin, H. S., Liu, W., He, J. & Cao, M., Oct 2002, In: Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases. 20, 5, p. 365-368 4 p.

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

• A prospective study on smoking, quitting and mortality in a cohort of elderly in Xi'an, China.

  He, Y., Taihing, L., Shi, Q., Huang, J., Zhang, F., Wan, Z. & Li, L., Jun 2002, In: Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi. 23, 3, p. 186-189 4 p.

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

• A single dose of oral DNA immunization delivered by attenuated Salmonella typhimurium down-regulates transgene expression in HBsAg transgenic mice

  Zheng, B. J., Ng, M. H., Chan, K. W., Tam, S., Woo, P. C. Y., Ng, S. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2002, In: European Journal of Immunology. 32, 11, p. 3294-3304 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• A tale of two cities: Effects of air pollution on hospital admissions in Hong Kong and London compared

  Wong, C. M., Atkinson, R. W., Ross Anderson, H., Hedley, A. J., Stefan, M., Chau, P. Y. K. & Lam, T. H., 2002, In: Environmental Health Perspectives. 110, 1, p. 67-77 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  184 Citations (Scopus)

• Breast‐feeding and its relation to smoking and mode of delivery

  Leung, G. M., Lam, T. ‐. & Ho, L. ‐., May 2002, In: Obstetrics and Gynecology. 99, 5, p. 785-794 10 p.

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

• Breastfeeding rates in Hong Kong: A comparison of the 1987 and 1997 birth cohorts

  Leung, G. M., Ho, L. M. & Lam, T. H., 2002, In: Birth. 29, 3, p. 162-168 7 p.

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

• Caesarean section rate in England and Wales

  Caan, W., Messent, P., Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H., Wong, I. & Thach, T. Q., Feb 23 2002, In: BMJ. 324, 7335, p. 486 1 p.

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

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Candida tropicalis fungaemia in adult patients with haematological malignancies: Clinical features and risk factors

  Leung, A. Y. H., Chim, C. S., Ho, P. L., Cheng, C. C., Yuen, K. Y., Lie, A. K. W., Au, W. Y., Liang, R. & Kwong, Y. L., Apr 2002, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 50, 4, p. 316-319 4 p.

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

• Cardiorespiratory and all-cause mortality after restrictions on sulphur content of fuel in Hong Kong: An intervention study

  Hedley, A. J., Wong, C. M., Thach, T. Q., Ma, S., Lam, T. H. & Anderson, H. R., Nov 23 2002, In: Lancet. 360, 9346, p. 1646-1652 7 p.

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

• Catheter-related Microbacterium bacteremia identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Woo, G. K. S. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40, 7, p. 2681-2685 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• Cesarean trends [4] (multiple letters)

  Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H., Ho, L. M., Thach, T. Q. & Farrell, S. A., 2002, In: CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 167, 2, p. 124-126 3 p.

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

• Characterization of a laboratory-generated variant of BPS β-lactamase from Burkholderia pseudomallei that hydrolyses ceftazidime

  Ho, P. L., Cheung, T. K. M., Yam, W. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 1 2002, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 50, 5, p. 723-726 4 p.

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

• Characterization of a novel insertion sequence, ISBp1, in Burkholderia pseudomallei

  Woo, P. C. Y., Leung, P. K. L., Tsoi, H. W., Chan, B. Y. L., Que, T. L. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: Archives of Microbiology. 177, 3, p. 267-273 7 p.

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

• Clinical characteristics of and risk factors for herpes zoster after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

  Leung, A. Y. H., Yuen, K. Y., Cheng, V. C. C., Lie, A. K. W., Liang, R. & Kwong, Y. L., 2002, In: Haematologica. 87, 4, p. 444-446 3 p.

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

• Clinical spectrum of paradoxical deterioration during antituberculosis therapy in non-HIV-infected patients

  Cheng, V. C. C., Ho, P. L., Lee, R. A., Chan, K. S., Chan, K. K., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 21, 11, p. 803-809 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  261 Citations (Scopus)

• Clinicopathological features and risk factors of clinically overt haemorrhagic cystitis complicating bone marrow transplantation

  Leung, A. Y. H., Mak, R., Lie, A. K. W., Yuen, K. Y., Cheng, V. C. C., Liang, R. & Kwong, Y. L., 2002, In: Bone Marrow Transplantation. 29, 6, p. 509-513 5 p.

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

• Cloning and expression of class A β-lactamase gene blaA_BPS in Burkholderia pseudomallei

  Cheung, T. K. M., Ho, P. L., Woo, P. C. Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Chau, P. Y., 2002, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 46, 4, p. 1132-1135 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• Detection of antibodies specific to an antigenic cell wall galactomannoprotein for serodiagnosis of Apergillus fumigatus aspergillosis

  Chan, C. M., Woo, P. C. Y., Leung, A. S. P., Lau, S. K. P., Che, X. Y., Cao, L. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40, 6, p. 2041-2045 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  57 Citations (Scopus)

• Detection of cell wall galactomannoprotein Afmp1p in culture supernatants of Aspergillus fumigatus and in sera of aspergillosis patients

  Woo, P. C. Y., Chan, C. M., Leung, A. S. P., Lau, S. K. P., Che, X. Y., Wong, S. S. Y., Cao, L. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 1 2002, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40, 11, p. 4382-4387 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  43 Citations (Scopus)

• Diagnosis of pelvic actinomycosis by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing and its clinical significance

  Woo, P. C. Y., Fung, A. M. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Hon, E. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 43, 2, p. 113-118 6 p.

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

• DNA immunization using a secreted cell wall antigen Mp1p is protective against Penicillium marneffei infection

  Wong, L. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Wu, A. Y. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 26 2002, In: Vaccine. 20, 23-24, p. 2878-2886 9 p.

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

• Effects of passive smoking on coronary circulation [2] (multiple letters)

  Lam, T. H. & Leung, G., Jan 16 2002, In: JAMA. 287, 3, p. 316-317 2 p.

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

• Emergence of cotrimoxazole- and quinolone-resistant Campylobacter infections in bone marrow transplant recipients

  Lau, S., Woo, P., Leung, K. & Yuen, K., 2002, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 21, 2, p. 127-129 3 p.

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

• Haemophilus segnis polymicrobial and monomicrobial bacteraemia identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Chan, B. Y. L., Fung, A. M. Y., Que, T. L. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 51, 8, p. 635-640 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing of Arcobacter butzleri bacteraemia in a patient with acute gangrenous appendicitis

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Teng, J. L. L., Leung, K. W. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology. 55, 3, p. 182-185 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  102 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of Lactobacillus salivarius bacteremic cholecystitis

  Woo, P. C. Y., Fung, A. M. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40, 1, p. 265-267 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  83 Citations (Scopus)

• Is the timing of exposure to infection a major determinant of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in Hong Kong?

  Chan, L. C., Lam, T. H., Li, C. K., Lau, Y. L., Li, C. K., Yuen, H. L., Lee, C. W., Ha, S. Y., Yuen, P. M. P., Leung, N. K., Patheal, S. L., Greaves, M. F. & Alexander, F. E., 2002, In: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 16, 2, p. 154-165 12 p.

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

• Lymphocyte DNA damage in elevator manufacturing workers in Guangzhou, China

  Lam, T. H., Zhu, C. Q. & Jiang, C. Q., Mar 25 2002, In: Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 515, 1-2, p. 147-157 11 p.

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

• Maternal, paternal and environmental tobacco smoking and breast feeding

  Leung, G. M., Ho, L. M. & Lam, T. H., 2002, In: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 16, 3, p. 236-245 10 p.

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

  Open Access
  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Maximal isometric muscle strength of the cervical spine in healthy volunteers

  Chiu, T. T. W., Lam, T. H. & Hedley, A. J., Nov 2002, In: Clinical Rehabilitation. 16, 7, p. 772-779 8 p.

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

• Necrotising fasciitis of a limb (multiple letters) [1]

  Hoeffel, F. H., Hoeffel, J. C., Tang, W. M., Fung, K. K., Leong, J. C. Y., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B. 84, 5, p. 774 1 p.

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

  Open Access

• Perianal abscess caused by Propionibacterium avidum in a cirrhotic patient

  Wang, T. K. F., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 2002, In: New Microbiologica. 25, 2, p. 239-242 4 p.

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

• Periconceptual parental smoking and sex ratio of offspring [7] (multiple letters)

  Vassiliou, V., James, W. H., Leung, G. M., Ho, L. M., Lam, T. H., Fukuda, M., Fukuda, K., Shimizu, T., Andersen, C. Y. & Byskov, A. G., Nov 9 2002, In: Lancet. 360, 9344, p. 1514-1515 2 p.

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

• Polymorphisms of CCR5 gene in a southern Chinese population and their effects on disease progression in HIV infections

  Zheng, B. J., Zhao, X. Y., Zhu, N. S., Chan, C. P., Wong, K. H., Chi-Wai Chan, K., Yam, W. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Lee, S. S., Dec 6 2002, In: AIDS. 16, 18, p. 2480-2482 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Potential benefit of plasma exchange in treatment of severe icteric leptospirosis complicated by acute renal failure

  Tse, K. C., Yip, P. S., Hui, K. M., Li, F. K., Yuen, K. Y., Lai, K. N. & Chan, T. M., 2002, In: Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology. 9, 2, p. 482-484 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  35 Citations (Scopus)

• Public opinion on smoke-free policies in restaurants and predicted effect on patronage in Hong Kong

  Lam, T. H., Janghorbani, M., Hedley, A. J., Ho, S. Y., McGhee, S. M. & Chan, B., 2002, In: Tobacco Control. 11, 3, p. 195-200 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Ralstonia pickettii bacteraemia in a cord blood transplant recipient

  Woo, P. C. Y., Wong, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2002, In: New Microbiologica. 25, 1, p. 97-102 6 p.

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

• Relatively alcohol-resistant mycobacteria are emerging pathogens in patients receiving acupuncture treatment

  Woo, P. C. Y., Leung, K. W., Wong, S. S. Y., Chong, K. T. K., Cheung, E. Y. L. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40, 4, p. 1219-1224 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  75 Citations (Scopus)

• Sex differences in body satisfaction, feeling fat and pressure to diet among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong

  Lam, T. H., Stewart, S. M., Leung, G., Ho, S. Y., Fan, A. H. & Ma, A. L. T., Sept 2002, In: European Eating Disorders Review. 10, 5, p. 347-358 12 p.

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

• Single gene target bacterial identification: GroEL gene sequencing for discriminating clinical isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia thailandensis

  Woo, P. C. Y., Woo, G. K. S., Lau, S. K. P., Wong, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 2002, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 44, 2, p. 143-149 7 p.

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

• Smoking, alcohol drinking and non-fatal coronary heart disease in Hong Kong Chinese

  Lam, T. H., Chung, S. F., Janus, E. D., Lau, C. P., Hedley, A. J., Chan, H. W., Chow, L., Keung, K. K. & Li, S. K., Nov 2002, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 12, 8, p. 560-567 8 p.

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

• Smoking, occupational exposure and mortality in workers in Guangzhou, China

  Ho, S. Y., Lam, T. H., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Liu, W. W., He, J. M. & Hedley, A. J., 2002, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 12, 6, p. 370-377 8 p.

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

• Smoking, quitting, and mortality in a Chinese cohort of retired men

  Lam, T. H., He, Y., Shi, Q. L., Huang, J. Y., Zhang, F., Wan, Z. H., Sun, C. S. & Li, L. S., 2002, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 12, 5, p. 316-320 5 p.

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

• Smoking and mortality in 81 344 drivers in Guangzhou, China

  Lam, T. H., Jiang, C. Q., Ho, S. Y., Zhang, W. S., Liu, W. W. & He, J. M., 2002, In: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 59, 2, p. 135-138 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Speechless after bone marrow transplantation: A rare complication of parainfluenza virus related group in an adult

  Au, W. Y., Tsang, T. Y., Lie, A. K. W., Yuen, K. Y., Oo, C. G. C., Liang, R. & Kwong, Y. L., 2002, In: Leukemia and Lymphoma. 43, 2, p. 421-422 2 p.

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

• Streptococcus agalactiae (lancefield group B) bacteraemia in nonpregnant adults

  Wang, T., Fung, A., Woo, P., Yuen, K. & Wong, S., 2002, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 21, 2, p. 140-142 3 p.

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

• Streptococcus sinensis sp. nov., a novel species isolated from a patient with infective endocarditis

  Woo, P. C. Y., Tam, D. M. W., Leung, K. W., Lau, S. K. P., Teng, J. L. L., Wong, M. K. M. & Yuen, K. Y., 2002, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40, 3, p. 805-810 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  94 Citations (Scopus)

• Surgical complications and outcome of pediatric liver transplantation in Hong Kong

  Saing, H., Fan, S. T., Tam, P. K. H., Lo, C. M., Wei, W. I., Chan, K. L., Tsoi, N. S., Yuen, K. Y., Ng, I. O. L., Chau, M. T., Tso, W. K. & Wong, J., Dec 1 2002, In: Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 37, 12, p. 1673-1677 5 p.

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

• Ten-year experience with liver transplantation at Queen Mary Hospital: retrospective study.

  Lo, C. M., Fan, S. T., Liu, C. L., Yong, B. H., Lai, C. L., Lau, G. K., Wei, W. I., Tam, P. K., Tsoi, N. S., Ng, I. O., Young, K., Chan, J. K., Tso, W. K., Yuen, K. Y. & Wong, J., Aug 2002, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 8, 4, p. 240-244 5 p.

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

• The development and evaluation of an integrated community-based, patient-centred learning activity at the University of Hong Kong

  Leung, G. M., Fielding, R., Chan, M. F., Lee, A., Cheng, Y. H., Yu, C. & Lam, T. H., 2002, In: Medical Education. 36, 10, p. 992-995 4 p.

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