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• 2003

  Prevalence and correlates of alcohol use: A population-based study in Hong Kong

  Janghorbani, M., Ho, S. Y., Lam, T. H. & Janus, E. D., Feb 1 2003, In: Addiction. 98, 2, p. 215-224 10 p.

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

• Preventing exposure to second-hand smoke

  Chan, S. & Lam, T. H., Nov 2003, In: Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 19, 4, p. 284-290 7 p.

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

• Pseudobacteraemia in a patient with neutropenic fever caused by a novel paenibacillus species: Paenibacillus hongkongensis sp. nov.

  Teng, J. L. L., Woo, P. C. Y., Leung, K. W., Lau, S. K. P., Wong, M. K. M. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2003, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology. 56, 1, p. 29-35 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  41 Citations (Scopus)

• Psychometric properties of a generic health measure in Chinese patients with low back pain in Hong Kong

  Leung, A. S. L., Lam, T. H., Hedley, A. J. & Twomey, L. T., Aug 2003, In: Manual Therapy. 8, 3, p. 151-160 10 p.

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

• Randomised controlled trial of clinical decision support tools to improve learning of evidence based medicine in medical students

  Leung, G. M., Johnston, J. M., Tin, K. Y. K., Wong, I. O. L., Ho, L. M., Lam, W. W. T. & Lam, T. H., Nov 8 2003, In: BMJ. 327, 7423, p. 1090-1093 4 p.

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

• Rapid diagnosis of a coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

  Poon, L. L. M., Wong, O. K., Luk, W., Yuen, K. Y., Peiris, J. S. M. & Guan, Y., Jun 1 2003, In: Clinical Chemistry. 49, 6, p. 953-955 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  113 Citations (Scopus)

• Risk Factors for Development of Paradoxical Response During Antituberculosis Therapy in HIV-Negative Patients

  Cheng, V. C. C., Yam, W. C., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Hung, I. F. N., Wong, S. P. Y., Cheung, W. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2003, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 22, 10, p. 597-602 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  147 Citations (Scopus)

• SARS: Public health measures in Hong Kong

  Tsang, T. & Lam, T., Nov 2003, In: Respirology. 8, p. S46-S48

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

• Screening mammography in Asian American women [3] (multiple letters)

  Tseng, M., Fang, C., Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H., Thach, T. Q. & Hedley, A. J., Sept 2003, In: American Journal of Public Health. 93, 9, p. 1378-1379 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Secondhand smoke does cause respiratory disease

  Hedley, A. J., Lam, T. H., Mcghee, S. M., Leung, G. M. & Pow, M., Aug 30 2003, In: BMJ. 327, 7413, p. 502 1 p.

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

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Seronegative bacteremic melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei with ambiguous biochemical profile: Clinical importance of accurate identification by 16S rRNA gene and groEL gene sequencing

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, G. K. S., Fung, A. M. Y., Ngan, A. H. Y., Hui, W. T. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 1 2003, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41, 8, p. 3973-3977 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Sexual Media Use by Young Adults in Hong Kong: Prevalence and Associated Factors

  Janghorbani, M. & Lam, T. H., Dec 2003, In: Archives of Sexual Behavior. 32, 6, p. 545-553 9 p.

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

• Smoking and perceived health in Hong Kong Chinese

  Ho, S. Y., Lam, T. H., Fielding, R. & Janus, E. D., Nov 2003, In: Social Science and Medicine. 57, 9, p. 1761-1770 10 p.

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

• Staphylococcus aureus subcutaneous abscess complicating acupuncture: Need for implementation of proper infection control guidelines

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Wong, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 2003, In: New Microbiologica. 26, 2, p. 169-174 6 p.

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

• Study on mortality, incidence and risk factors of stroke in a cohort of elderly in Xi'an, China

  He, Y., Chang, Q., Huang, J. Y., Jiang, Y., Shi, Q. L., Ni, B., Zhang, L., Zhang, F., Wan, Z. H., Lam, T. & Li, L. S., Jun 2003, In: Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi. 24, 6, p. 476-479 4 p.

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

• The complete genome sequence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus strain HKU-39849 (HK-39)

  Zeng, F. Y., Chan, C. W. M., Chan, M. N., Chen, J. D., Chow, K. Y. C., Hon, C. C., Hui, K. H., Li, J., Li, V. Y. Y., Wang, C. Y., Wang, P. Y., Guan, Y., Zheng, B., Poon, L. L. M., Chan, K. H., Yuen, K. Y., Peiris, J. S. M. & Leung, F. C., Jul 2003, In: Experimental Biology and Medicine. 228, 7, p. 866-873 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  59 Citations (Scopus)

• The economic burden of environmental tobacco smoke in the first year of life

  Leung, G. M., Ho, L. M. & Lam, T. H., Sept 1 2003, In: Archives of Disease in Childhood. 88, 9, p. 767-771 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• The impact of community psychological responses on outbreak control for severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong

  Leung, G. M., Lam, T. H., Ho, L. M., Ho, S. Y., Chan, B. H. Y., Wong, I. O. L. & Hedley, A. J., Nov 2003, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 57, 11, p. 857-863 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  387 Citations (Scopus)

• The mitochondrial genome of the thermal dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei is more closely related to those of molds than yeasts

  Woo, P. C. Y., Zhen, H., Cai, J. J., Yu, J., Lau, S. K. P., Wang, J., Teng, J. L. L., Wong, S. S. Y., Tse, R. H., Chen, R., Yang, H., Liu, B. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 18 2003, In: FEBS Letters. 555, 3, p. 469-477 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  60 Citations (Scopus)

• The SARS attack on Hong Kong

  Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2003, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 9, 4, p. 302-303 2 p.

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

• The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

  Peiris, J. S. M., Yuen, K. Y., Osterhaus, A. D. M. E. & Stöhr, K., Dec 18 2003, In: New England Journal of Medicine. 349, 25, p. 2431-2441 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  1073 Citations (Scopus)

• The study of cytokine dynamics at the operation site after mastectomy

  Chow, L. W. C., Loo, W. T. Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Cheng, C., Sept 2003, In: Wound Repair and Regeneration. 11, 5, p. 326-330 5 p.

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

• Three-year study of targeted screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission

  Que, T. L., Ho, P. L., Yip, K. T., Ng, H. L., Leung, F. Y., Lai, K. K. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 1 2003, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 22, 4, p. 268-270 3 p.

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

• Transmission dynamics of the etiological agent of SARS in Hong Kong: Impact of public health interventions

  Riley, S., Fraser, C., Donnelly, C. A., Ghani, A. C., Abu-Raddad, L. J., Hedley, A. J., Leung, G. M., Ho, L. M., Lam, T. H., Thach, T. Q., Chau, P., Chan, K. P., Lo, S. V., Leung, P. Y., Tsang, T., Ho, W., Lee, K. H., Lau, E. M. C., Ferguson, N. M. & Anderson, R. M., Jun 20 2003, In: Science. 300, 5627, p. 1961-1966 6 p.

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

• Treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome with lopinavir/ritonavir: A multicentre retrospective matched cohort study

  Chan, K. S., Lai, S. T., Chu, C. M., Tsui, E., Tam, C. Y., Wong, M. M. L., Tse, M. W., Que, T. L., Peiris, J. S. M., Sung, J., Wong, V. C. W. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 2003, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 9, 6, p. 399-406 8 p.

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

• Tsukamurella conjunctivitis: A novel clinical syndrome

  Woo, P. C. Y., Ngan, A. H. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 1 2003, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41, 7, p. 3368-3371 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  53 Citations (Scopus)

• Usefulness of the MicroSeq 500 16S ribosomal DNA-based bacterial identification system for identification of clinically significant bacterial isolates with ambiguous biochemical profiles

  Woo, P. C. Y., Ng, K. H. L., Lau, S. K. P., Yip, K. T., Fung, A. M. Y., Leung, K. W., Tam, D. M. W., Que, T. L. & Yuen, K. Y., May 1 2003, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41, 5, p. 1996-2001 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  167 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of cefoperazone MacConkey agar for selective isolation of Laribacter hongkongensis

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Hui, W. T., Li, M. W. S., Teng, J. L. L., Que, T. L., Luk, W. K., Lai, R. W. M., Yung, R. W. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 1 2003, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41, 10, p. 4839-4841 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  41 Citations (Scopus)

• Voluntary HIV antibody testing amongst youth in Hong Kong

  Hing Lam, T., Janghorbani, M., Fan, S. & Fielding, R., Feb 1 2003, In: International Journal of STD and AIDS. 14, 2, p. 132-138 7 p.

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

• Waist to stature ratio is more strongly associated with cardiovascular risk factors than other simple anthropometric indices

  Ho, S. Y., Lam, T. H. & Janus, E. D., Nov 2003, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 13, 10, p. 683-691 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  251 Citations (Scopus)
• 2004

  A clinical prediction rule for diagnosing severe acute respiratory syndrome in the emergency department

  Leung, G. M., Rainer, T. H., Lau, F. L., Wong, I. O. L., Tong, A., Wong, T. W., Kong, J. H. B., Hedley, A. J. & Lam, T. H., Sept 7 2004, In: Annals of Internal Medicine. 141, 5, p. 333-342+I-12

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

  Open Access
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• AFMP2 Encodes a Novel Immunogenic Protein of the Antigenic Mannoprotein Superfamily in Aspergillus fumigatus

  Chong, K. T. K., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Huang, Y. & Yuen, K. Y., May 2004, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 42, 5, p. 2287-2291 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Anaerobic, non-sporulating, Gram-positive bacilli bacteraemia characterized by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Fung, A. M. Y., Chan, K. M., Woo, G. K. S. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 2004, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 53, 12, p. 1247-1253 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  83 Citations (Scopus)

• A one step quantitative RT-PCR for detection of SARS coronavirus with an internal control for PCR inhibitors

  Poon, L. L. M., Wong, B. W. Y., Chan, K. H., Leung, C. S. W., Yuen, K. Y., Guan, Y. & Peiris, J. S. M., Jul 2004, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 30, 3, p. 214-217 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  44 Citations (Scopus)

• A prospective cohort study on the comparison of risk of occupational dust exposure and smoking to death.

  Zhang, W. S., Jiang, C. Q., Hing, L. T., Yin, H. S., Chen, Q., Liu, W. W., He, J. M. & Cao, M., 2004, In: Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi. 25, 9, p. 748-752 5 p.

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

• Association of Laribacter hongkongensis in community-acquired gastroenteritis with travel and eating fish: A multicentre case-control study

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Teng, J. L. L., Que, T. L., Yung, R. W. H., Luk, W. K., Lai, R. W. M., Hui, W. T., Wong, S. S. Y., Yau, H. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 12 2004, In: Lancet. 363, 9425, p. 1941-1947 7 p.

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

• Association of Presence of Aspergillus Antibodies with Hemoptysis in Patients with Old Tuberculosis or Bronchiectasis but No Radiologically Visible Mycetoma

  Chu, C. M., Woo, P. C. Y., Chong, K. T. K., Leung, W. S., Chan, V. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2004, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 42, 2, p. 665-669 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• A tale of two cities: Community psychobehavioral surveillance and related impact on outbreak control in Hong Kong and Singapore during the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic

  Leung, G. M., Quah, S., Ho, L. M., Ho, S. Y., Hedley, A. J., Lee, H. P. & Lam, T. H., Dec 2004, In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 25, 12, p. 1033-1041 9 p.

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

• Bacteremia due to Clostridium hathewayi in a patient with acute appendicitis

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, G. K. S., Fung, A. M. Y., Yiu, V. P. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 2004, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 42, 12, p. 5947-5949 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  47 Citations (Scopus)

• Bacteremia in a patient with colonic carcinoma caused by a novel Sedimentibacter species: Sedimentibacter hongkongensis sp. nov

  Woo, P. C. Y., Teng, J. L. L., Leung, K. W., Lau, S. K. P., Wong, M. K. M. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2004, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 50, 2, p. 81-87 7 p.

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

• Binary latent variable modelling and its application in the study of air pollution in Hong Kong

  Hu, Z. G., Wong, C. M., Thach, T. Q., Lam, T. H. & Hedley, A. J., Feb 28 2004, In: Statistics in Medicine. 23, 4, p. 667-684 18 p.

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

• Body mass index and cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific Region: An overview of 33 cohorts involving 310 000 participants

  Ni Mhurchu, C., Rodgers, A., Pan, W. H., Gu, D. F., Woodward, M., Parag, V., Lin, R., Bennett, D. A., Vander Hoorn, S., Barzi, F., MacMahon, S., Lam, T. H., Lawes, C., Suh, I., Ueshima, H., Okayama, A., Maegawa, H., Aoki, N., Nakamura, M. & Kubo, N. & 61 others, Yamada, T., Wu, Z. S., Yao, C. H., Liu, L. S., Xie, J. X., Knuiman, M. W., Christensen, H., Wu, X. G., Zhou, J., Yu, X. H., Tamakoshi, A., Wu, Z. L., Chen, L. Q., Shan, G. L., Duan, X. F., Norton, R., Whitlock, G., Jackson, R., Fujishima, M., Kiyohara, Y., Iwamoto, H., Woo, J., Ho, S., Hong, Z., Huang, M. S., Zhou, B., Fuh, J. L., Kita, Y., Choudhury, S. R., Jee, S. H., Kim, I. S., Giles, G., Hashimoto, T., Sakata, K., Imai, Y., Ohkubo, T., Hozawa, A., Jamrozik, K., Hobbs, M., Broadhurst, R., Nakachi, K., Fang, X. H., Li, S. C., Yang, Q. D., Chen, Z. M., Tanaka, H., Nozaki, A., Horibe, H., Matsutani, Y., Kagaya, M., Hughes, K., Lee, J., Heng, D., Zhou, B. F., Zhang, H. Y., Shimamoto, K., Saitoh, S., Li, Z. Z., Zhang, H. Y., He, Y. & Yao, S. X., Aug 2004, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 33, 4, p. 751-758 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  304 Citations (Scopus)

• Characterization of a novel coronavirus responsible for severe acute respiratory syndrome

  Poon, L. L. M., Chan, K. H., Nicholls, J. M., Zheng, B. J., Yuen, K. Y., Guan, Y. & Peiris, J. S. M., Jun 1 2004, In: International Congress Series. 1263, C, p. 805-808 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Characterization of Haemophilus segnis, an Important Cause of Bacteremia, by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Mok, M. Y., Teng, J. L. L., Tam, V. K. P., Chan, K. K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 2004, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 42, 2, p. 877-880 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Characterization of SARS-CoV main protease and identification of biologically active small molecule inhibitors using a continuous fluorescence-based assay

  Kao, R. Y., To, A. P. C., Ng, L. W. Y., Tsui, W. H. W., Lee, T. S. W., Tsoi, H. W. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 22 2004, In: FEBS Letters. 576, 3, p. 325-330 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• Childhood migration and cardiovascular risk

  Schooling, M., Leung, G. M., Janus, E. D., Ho, S. Y., Hedley, A. J. & Lam, T. H., Dec 2004, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 33, 6, p. 1219-1226 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Clinical deterioration in community acquired infections associated with lymphocyte upsurge in immunocompetent hosts

  Cheng, V. C. C., Wu, A. K. L., Hung, I. F. N., Tang, B. S. F., Lee, R. A., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., 2004, In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 36, 10, p. 743-751 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Clinical evaluation of the polymerase chain reaction for the rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis

  Cheng, V. C. C., Yam, W. C., Hung, I. F. N., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Tang, B. S. F. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2004, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology. 57, 3, p. 281-285 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  103 Citations (Scopus)

• Commentary: Adolescent smoking, school leavers, youth smoking prevention and the WHO framework convention on tobacco control

  Lam, T. H., Oct 2004, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 33, 5, p. 1110-1111 2 p.

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

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  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis associated with Lancefield group G beta-hemolytic streptococcus: Report of two cases requiring Tenckhoff catheter removal

  Woo, P. C. Y., Wong, S. S. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 2004, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 42, 9, p. 4399-4402 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)