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• 2017

  Structure of the S1 subunit C-terminal domain from bat-derived coronavirus HKU5 spike protein

  Han, X., Qi, J., Song, H., Wang, Q., Zhang, Y., Wu, Y., Lu, G., Yuen, K. Y., Shi, Y. & Gao, G. F., Jul 1 2017, In: Virology. 507, p. 101-109 9 p.

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

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  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Talaromyces marneffei Mp1p Is a Virulence Factor that Binds and Sequesters a Key Proinflammatory Lipid to Dampen Host Innate Immune Response

  Sze, K. H., Lam, W. H., Zhang, H., Ke, Y. H., Tse, M. K., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Lau, C. C. Y., Cai, J. P., Tung, E. T. K., Lo, R. K. C., Xu, S., Kao, R. Y. T., Hao, Q. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 16 2017, In: Cell Chemical Biology. 24, 2, p. 182-194 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  28 Citations (Scopus)

• The challenge of patient empowerment in hand hygiene promotion in health care facilities in Hong Kong

  Cheng, V. C. C., Wong, S. C., Wong, I. W. Y., Chau, P. H., So, S. Y. C., Wong, S. C. Y., Chen, J. H. K., Lee, W. M., Tai, J. W. M., Chau, C. H., Lo, W. K. & Yuen, K. Y., May 1 2017, In: American Journal of Infection Control. 45, 5, p. 562-565 4 p.

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

• The persistent prevalence and evolution of cross-family recombinant coronavirus GCCDC1 among a bat population: a two-year follow-up

  Obameso, J. O., Li, H., Jia, H., Han, M., Zhu, S., Huang, C., Zhao, Y., Zhao, M., Bai, Y., Yuan, F., Zhao, H., Peng, X., Xu, W., Tan, W., Zhao, Y., Yuen, K. Y., Liu, W. J., Lu, L. & Gao, G. F., Dec 1 2017, In: Science China Life Sciences. 60, 12, p. 1357-1363 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• The relationship of waterpipe use with cigarette smoking susceptibility and nicotine dependence: A cross-sectional study among Hong Kong adolescents

  Jiang, N., Ho, S. Y., Wang, M. P., Leung, L. T. & Lam, T. H., Jan 1 2017, In: Addictive Behaviors. 64, p. 123-128 6 p.

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

• 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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  5912 Citations (Scopus)
• 2016

  A 10-year study reveals clinical and laboratory evidence for the ‘semi-invasive’ properties of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis

  Chan, J. F. W., Lau, S. K. P., Wong, S. C. Y., To, K. K. W., So, S. Y. C., Leung, S. S. M., Chan, S. M., Pang, C. M., Xiao, C., Hung, I. F. N., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., 2016, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 5, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• A bioshield against influenza virus infection by commensal bacteria secreting antiviral peptide

  Huang, J. D., Zheng, B. J. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 1 2016, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 22, 3, p. 13-15 3 p.

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

• A century of trends in adult human height

  NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), Pooled Analysis and Writing & Country and Regional Data, 2016, In: eLife. 5, e13410.

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

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  432 Citations (Scopus)

• A DNA vaccine targeting TcdA and TcdB induces protective immunity against Clostridium difficile

  Zhang, B. Z., Cai, J., Yu, B., Hua, Y., Lau, C. C., Kao, R. Y. T. T., Sze, K. H., Yuen, K. Y. & Huang, J. D., Oct 22 2016, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 16, 1, 596.

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

  Open Access
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Adolescents' experience of comments about their weight-prevalence, accuracy and effects on weight misperception

  Lo, W. S., Ho, S. Y., Mak, K. K., Lai, Y. K. & Lam, T. H., Apr 19 2016, Social Work and Child Services. CRC Press, p. 215-234 20 p.

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

• Alcohol sensitivity, alcohol use and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in older Chinese men: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Xu, S. J., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Cheng, K. K., Schooling, C. M., Xu, L., Liu, B., Jin, Y. L., Hubert Lam, K. B. & Lam, T. H., Dec 1 2016, In: Alcohol. 57, p. 41-48 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• A Mendelian randomization study of testosterone and cognition in men

  Zhao, J. V., Lam, T. H., Jiang, C., Cherny, S. S., Liu, B., Cheng, K. K., Zhang, W., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Feb 11 2016, In: Scientific Reports. 6, 21306.

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

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• A novel peptide with potent and broad-spectrum antiviral activities against multiple respiratory viruses

  Zhao, H., Zhou, J., Zhang, K., Chu, H., Liu, D., Poon, V. K. M., Chan, C. C. S., Leung, H. C., Fai, N., Lin, Y. P., Zhang, A. J. X., Jin, D. Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Zheng, B. J., Feb 25 2016, In: Scientific Reports. 6, 22008.

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

  Open Access
  148 Citations (Scopus)

• A Novel Risk Factor Associated with Colonization by Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae: Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors in Addition to Antimicrobial Treatment

  Cheng, V. C. C., Chen, J. H. K., So, S. Y. C., Wong, S. C. Y., Chau, P. H., Wong, L. M. W., Ching, R. H. C., Ng, M. M. L., Lee, W. M., Hung, I. F. N., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Dec 1 2016, In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 37, 12, p. 1418-1425 8 p.

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

  Open Access
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Anti-IFN-γ autoantibodies are strongly associated with HLA-DR∗15:02/16:02 and HLA-DQ∗05:01/05:02 across Southeast Asia

  Ku, C. L., Lin, C. H., Chang, S. W., Chu, C. C., Chan, J. F. W., Kong, X. F., Lee, C. H., Rosen, E. A., Ding, J. Y., Lee, W. I., Bustamante, J., Witte, T., Shih, H. P., Kuo, C. Y., Chetchotisakd, P., Kiertiburanakul, S., Suputtamongkol, Y., Yuen, K. Y., Casanova, J. L. & Holland, S. M. & 3 others, Doffinger, R., Browne, S. K. & Chi, C. Y., Mar 1 2016, In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 137, 3, p. 945-948.e8

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

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  85 Citations (Scopus)

• A six-year descriptive epidemiological study of human coronavirus infections in hospitalized patients in Hong Kong

  Yip, C. C. Y., Lam, C. S. F., Luk, H. K. H., Wong, E. Y. M., Lee, R. A., So, L. Y., Chan, K. H., Cheng, V. C. C., Yuen, K. Y., Woo, P. C. Y. & Lau, S. K. P., Feb 1 2016, In: Virologica Sinica. 31, 1, p. 41-48 8 p.

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

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  27 Citations (Scopus)

• A study of violence among hong kong young adults and associated substance use, risky sexual behaviors, and pregnancy

  Zhang, H., Wong, W. C. W., Ip, P., Lai, G. W. F., Lam, T. H., Lam, K. F., Fan, S., Lee, A., Cheung, D. Y. T., Zhang, Y. & Yip, P. S. F., 2016, In: Violence and Victims. 31, 5, p. 985-996 12 p.

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

• Body-mass index and all-cause mortality: individual-participant-data meta-analysis of 239 prospective studies in four continents

  Di Angelantonio, E., Bhupathiraju, S. N., Wormser, D., Gao, P., Kaptoge, S., de Gonzalez, A. B., Cairns, B. J., Huxley, R., Jackson, C. L., Joshy, G., Lewington, S., Manson, J. A. E., Murphy, N., Patel, A. V., Samet, J. M., Woodward, M., Zheng, W., Zhou, M., Bansal, N. & Barricarte, A. & 41 others, Carter, B., Cerhan, J. R., Collins, R., Smith, G. D., Fang, X., Franco, O. H., Green, J., Halsey, J., Hildebrand, J. S., Ji Jung, K., Korda, R. J., McLerran, D. F., Moore, S. C., O'Keeffe, L. M., Paige, E., Ramond, A., Reeves, G. K., Rolland, B., Sacerdote, C., Sattar, N., Anopoulou, E. S., Stevens, J., Thun, M., Ueshima, H., Yang, L., Duk Yun, Y., Willeit, P., Banks, E., Beral, V., Chen, Z., Gapstur, S. M., Gunter, M. J., Hartge, P., Jee, S. H., Lam, T. H., Peto, R., Potter, J. D., Willett, W. C., Thompson, S. G., Danesh, J. & Hu, F. B., Aug 20 2016, In: The Lancet. 388, 10046, p. 776-786 11 p.

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

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  1982 Citations (Scopus)

• Brief advice and active referral for smoking cessation services among community smokers: A study protocol for randomized controlled trial

  Suen, Y. N., Wang, M. P., Li, W. H. C., Kwong, A. C. S., Lai, V. W. Y., Chan, S. S. C. & Lam, T. H., May 11 2016, In: BMC Public Health. 16, 1, 387.

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

  Open Access
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Cancer mortality risks from long-term exposure to ambient fine particle

  Wong, C. M., Tsang, H., Lai, H. K., Thomas, G. N., Lam, K. B., Chan, K. P., Zheng, Q., Ayres, J. G., Lee, S. Y., Lam, T. H. & Thach, T. Q., May 2016, In: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 25, 5, p. 839-845 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  164 Citations (Scopus)

• Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5 is an important surface attachment factor that facilitates entry of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus

  Chan, C. M., Chu, H., Wang, Y., Wong, B. H. Y., Zhao, X., Zhou, J., Yang, D., Leung, S. P., Chan, J. F. W., Yeung, M. L., Yan, J., Lu, G., Gao, G. F. & Yuen, K. Y., 2016, In: Journal of Virology. 90, 20, p. 9114-9127 14 p.

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

  Open Access
  63 Citations (Scopus)

• Changes in adiposity in an older Chinese population in rapid economic transition

  Xu, L., Lam, T. H., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Jin, Y. L., Zhu, T., Lam, H. K. B., Schooling, C. M., Adab, P., Thomas, G. N. & Cheng, K. K., Oct 1 2016, In: Obesity. 24, 10, p. 2217-2223 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Clinical evaluation of the new high-throughput luminex nxtag respiratory pathogen panel assay for multiplex respiratory pathogen detection

  Chen, J. H. K., Lam, H. Y., Yip, C. C. Y., Wong, S. C. Y., Chan, J. F. W., Edmond, S. K., Cheng, V. C. C., Tang, B. S. F. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 2016, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 54, 7, p. 1820-1825 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  66 Citations (Scopus)

• Cohort profile: Hong Kong department of health elderly health service cohort

  Schooling, C. M., Chan, W. M., Leung, S. L., Lam, T. H., Lee, S. Y., Shen, C., Leung, J. Y. & Leung, G. M., Feb 1 2016, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 45, 1, p. 64-72 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Colistin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae carrying the mcr-1 gene among patients in Hong Kong

  Wong, S. C. Y., Tse, H., Chen, J. H. K., Cheng, V. C. C., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 2016, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 22, 9, p. 1667-1669 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparative genome and evolutionary analysis of naturally occurring Beilong virus in brown and black rats

  Woo, P. C. Y., Wong, A. Y. P., Wong, B. H. L., Lam, C. S. F., Fan, R. Y. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 1 2016, In: Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 45, p. 311-319 9 p.

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

• Comparative genomic analysis of pre-epidemic and epidemic Zika virus strains for virological factors potentially associated with the rapidly expanding epidemic

  Zhu, Z., Chan, J. F. W., Tee, K. M., Choi, G. K. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Tse, H. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 16 2016, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 5, 3, e22.

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

  Open Access
  150 Citations (Scopus)

• Coronaviruses-drug discovery and therapeutic options

  Zumla, A., Chan, J. F. W., Azhar, E. I., Hui, D. S. C. & Yuen, K. Y., May 1 2016, In: Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 15, 5, p. 327-347 21 p.

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

  Open Access
  1372 Citations (Scopus)

• Correlation between body fat percentage and general obesity indexes in middle aged and old people in Guangzhou

  Hu, Q., Jiang, C., Zhang, W., Cheng, K., Xu, L., Jin, Y., Rao, S., Zheng, H. & Lam, T., Oct 2016, In: Chinese Journal of Endemiology. 37, 10, p. 1341-1344 4 p.

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

• Cross-sectional study on parental pro-drinking practices and adolescent alcohol drinking in Hong Kong

  Au, W. M., Ho, S. Y., Wang, M. P., Lo, W. S., Tin, S. P. P., Huang, R. & Lam, T. H., 2016, In: BMJ Open. 6, 2, e009804.

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

  Open Access
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Depressive symptoms delayed quit attempts and shortened abstinence in young smokers of the Hong Kong Youth Quitline

  Wong, D. C. N., Chan, S. S. C. & Lam, T. H., Mar 2016, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 18, 3, p. 251-258 8 p.

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

• Development and two-year follow-up evaluation of a training workshop for the large preventive positive psychology Happy Family Kitchen Project in Hong Kong

  Lai, A. Y., Mui, M. W., Wan, A., Stewart, S. M., Yew, C., Lam, T. H. & Chan, S. S., Jan 1 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 1, e0147712.

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

  Open Access
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Differential cell line susceptibility to the emerging Zika virus: implications for disease pathogenesis, non-vector-borne human transmission and animal reservoirs

  Chan, J. F. W., Yip, C. C. Y., Tsang, J. O. L., Tee, K. M., Cai, J. P., Chik, K. K. H., Zhu, Z., Chan, C. C. S., Choi, G. K. Y., Sridhar, S., Zhang, A. J., Lu, G., Chiu, K., Lo, A. C. Y., Tsao, S. W., Kok, K. H., Jin, D. Y., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., 2016, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 5, 1, p. 1-12 12 p.

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

  Open Access
  145 Citations (Scopus)

• Dissemination of the mcr-1 colistin resistance gene

  Tse, H. & Yuen, K. Y., Feb 1 2016, In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 16, 2, p. 145-146 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  74 Citations (Scopus)

• Effectiveness of additional follow-up telephone counseling in a smoking cessation clinic in Beijing and predictors of quitting among Chinese male smokers

  Wu, L., He, Y., Jiang, B., Zuo, F., Liu, Q., Zhang, L., Zhou, C., Liu, M., Chen, H., Cheng, K., Chan, S. S. C. & Lam, T. H., Jan 22 2016, In: BMC Public Health. 16, 1, 63.

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

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Effectiveness of a mobile smoking cessation service in reaching elderly smokers and predictors of quitting

  Abdullah, A. S. M., Lam, T. H., Chan, S. K. K., Leung, G. M., Chi, I., Ho, W. W. N. & Chan, S. S. C., Apr 19 2016, Social Work and Geriatric Services. Apple Academic Press, p. 248-263 16 p.

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

• Effectiveness of varenicline and counselling for smoking cessation in an observational cohort study in China

  Jiang, B., He, Y., Zuo, F., Wu, L., Liu, Q. H., Zhang, L., Zhou, C. X., Cheng, K. K., Chan, S. S. C. & Lam, T. H., 2016, In: BMJ Open. 6, 1, e009381.

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

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Electronic cigarette awareness and use among adults in Hong Kong

  Jiang, N., Chen, J., Wang, M. P., McGhee, S. M., Kwong, A. C. S., Lai, V. W. Y. & Lam, T. H., Jan 1 2016, In: Addictive Behaviors. 52, p. 34-38 5 p.

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

• Electronic cigarette use among adolescents: A cross-sectional study in Hong Kong

  Jiang, N., Wang, M. P., Ho, S. Y., Leung, L. T. & Lam, T. H., Mar 1 2016, In: BMC Public Health. 16, 1, 202.

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

  Open Access
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• Electronic Cigarette Use and Respiratory Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong

  Wang, M. P., Ho, S. Y., Leung, L. T. & Lam, T. H., Jan 2016, In: JAMA Pediatrics. 170, 1, p. 89-91 3 p.

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

  Open Access
  129 Citations (Scopus)

• Emergence of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Nursing Homes with High Background Rates of MRSA Colonization

  Cheng, V. C. C., Chen, J. H. K., Ng, W. C., Wong, J. Y. H., Chow, D. M. K., Law, T. C., So, S. Y. C., Wong, S. C. Y., Chan, T. C., Chan, F. H. W., Ho, P. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 1 2016, In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 37, 8, p. 983-986 4 p.

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

  Open Access
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Enterovirus D68 Infections Associated with Severe Respiratory Illness in Elderly Patients and Emergence of a Novel Clade in Hong Kong

  Lau, S. K. P., Yip, C. C. Y., Zhao, P. S. H., Chow, W. N., To, K. K. W., Wu, A. K. L., Yuen, K. Y. & Woo, P. C. Y., Apr 28 2016, In: Scientific Reports. 6, 25147.

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

  Open Access
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Environment-wide association study to identify factors associated with hematocrit: evidence from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Zhong, Y., Jiang, C., Cheng, K. K., Zhang, W., Jin, Y., Lam, T. H., Woo, J., Leung, G. M. & Schooling, C. M., Sept 1 2016, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 26, 9, p. 638-642.e2

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

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)