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Research papers published in high impact journals (with impact factor 10.0+)

 

 

Full papers in first and/or corresponding author capacity

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2020

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• Bai D, Natasha, M, Yip BHK, Reichenberg A, Constantino J, Sandin S (2020).  Inherited Risk for Autism through Maternal and Paternal Lineage.  Biological Psychiatry, published online ahead of print.  doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.03.013

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• Guo C, Tam, T, Bo YC, Chang LY, Lao XQ, Thomas GN (2020).  Habitual physical activity renal function and chronic kidney disease: a cohort study of nearly 200,000 adults.  British Journal of Sports Medicine, published online ahead of print.  doi:10.1136/bjsports-2019-100989

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• Wang JJ, Huang LW, Gao Y, Wang YH, Chen SQ, Huang JJ, Zheng WJ, Bao PP, Gong YM, Zhang YF, Wang M, Wong MCS (2019).Physically active individuals have a 23% lower risk of any colorectal neoplasia and a 27% lower risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia than their non-active counterparts: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.  British Journal of Sports Medicine, published online ahead of print.  doi:10.1136/bjsports-2018-100350

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2019

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• Bai D, Yip BHK, et.al (2019).  Association of Genetic and Environmental Factors With Autism in a 5-Country Cohort.  JAMA Psychiatry, 76(10):1035–1043.  2019.10.  doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.1411

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• Lao XQ, Deng HB, Liu XD, Chan TC, Zhang ZL, Chang LY, Yeoh EK, Tam T, Wong MCS, Thomas N (2019).  Increased leisure-time physical activity associated with lower onset of diabetes in 44 828 adults with impaired fasting glucose: a population-based prospective cohort study.  British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(14):895–900.  2019.07.  doi:10.1136/bjsports-2017-098199

 

• Feng Q, Zhou AS, Zou HC, Ingle S, May MT, Cai WP, Cheng CY, Yang ZY, Tang JL (2019).  Quadruple versus triple combination antiretroviral therapies for treatment naive people with HIV: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. British Medical Journal, 366:l4179.  2019.07.   doi:10.1136/bmj.l4179

 

• Wong MCS, Huang JLW, George J, Huang JJ, Leung C, Eslam M, Chan HLY, Ng SC (2019).  The changing epidemiology of liver diseases in the Asia-Pacific region.  Nature Reviews of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 16(1):57–73.  2019.01.  doi:10.1038/s41575-018-0055-0

 

2018

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• Wong MC, Chan CH, Lin J, Huang JLW, Huang JJ, Fang Y, Cheung WW, Yu CP, Wong JC, Tse G, Wu JC, Chan FK (2018).  Lower Relative Contribution of Positive Family History to Colorectal Cancer Risk with Increasing Age: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 9.28 Million Individuals.  American Journal of Gastroenterology, 113(12):1819–1827.  2018.12.  doi:10.1038/s41395-018-0075-y

 

• Lam HCY, Chan JCN, Luk AOY, Chan EYY, Goggins WB (2018).  Short-term association between ambient temperature and acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations for diabetes mellitus patients: A time series study.  PLoS Medicine, 15(7):e1002612.  2018.07.  doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002612

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• Yip BHK, Bai D, Mahjani B, Klei L, Pawitan Y, Hultman CM, Grice DE, Roeder K, Buxbaum JD, Devlin B, Reichenberg A, Sandin S (2018).  Heritable Variation, With Little or No Maternal Effect, Accounts for Recurrence Risk to Autism Spectrum Disorder in Sweden.  Biological Psychiatry, 83(7):589–597.  2018.04.  doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.09.007​

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Full papers in co-author capacity

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2020​

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• Yeoh YK, Chen Z, Wong MCS, Hui M, Yu J, Ng SC, Sung JJY, Chan FKL, Chan PKS (2020).  Southern Chinese populations harbour non-nucleatum Fusobacteria possessing homologues of the colorectal cancer-associated FadA virulence factor. Gut, published online ahead of print.  doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2019-319635

 

2019

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• Li J, Ogorodova LM, Mahesh PA, Wang MHT, Fedorova OS, Leung TF, Fernandez-Rivas M, Mills EC, Potts J, Kummeling I, Versteeg SA (2019).  Comparative study of food allergies in children from China, India and Russia: The EuroPrevall-INCO surveys.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, published online ahead of print.  doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2019.11.042

   

• King AD, Woo JKS, Ai QY, Chan JSM, Lam WKJ, Tse IOL, Bhatia KS, Zee BCY, Hui EP, Ma BBY, Chiu RWK, Van Hasselt AC, Chan ATC, Lo YMD, Chan KCA (2019).  Complementary roles of MRI and endoscopic examination in the early detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.  Annals of Oncology, 30(6):977–982.  2019.06.  doi:10.1093/annonc/mdz106

   

• Wang CS, Bangdiwala S, Rangara S, Lear S, AlHabib K, Mohan V, Teo K, Poirier P, TSE LA, et.al. (2019).  Association of estimated sleep duration and naps with mortality and cardiovascular events: a study of 116 632 people from 21 countries.  European Heart Journal, 40(20):1620–1629.  2019.05.  doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehy695

 

• Styrkarsdottir U, Stefansson OA, Gunnarsdottir K, Thorleifsson G, Lund SH, Stefansdottir L, 7iusson K, Agustsdottir AB, Zink F, Halldorsson GH, Ivarsdottir EV, Benonisdottir S, Jonsson H, Gylfason A, Norland K, Tra1oska K, Boer CG, Southam L, Leung JCS, Tang NLS, Kwok TCY, Lee JSW, Ho SC, Byrjalsen I, et.al. (2019).  GWAS of bone size yields twelve loci that also affect height, BMD, osteoarthritis or fractures.  Nature Communications, 10:2054.  2019.05.  doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09860-0

 

2018

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• Wang X, Li X, Zhang L, Wong SH, Wang MHT, Tse G, Dai RZW, Nakatsu G, Coker OO, Chen Z, Ko H, Chan JYK, Liu T, Cheng CHK, Cheng ASL, To KF, Plewczynski D, Sung JJY, Yu J, Gin T, Chan MTV, Wu WKK (2018).  Oncogenes expand during evolution to withstand somatic amplification.  Annals of Oncology, 29(11):2254–2260.  2018.11.  doi:10.1093/annonc/mdy397

    

• Chan ATC, Hui EP, Ngan RKC, Tung SY, Cheng ACK, Ng WT, Lee VHF, Ma BBY, Cheng HC, Wong FCS, Loong HHF, Tong M, Poon DMC, Ahuja AT, King AD, Wang K, Mo F, Zee BCY, Chan KCA, Lo YMD (2018).  Analysis of Plasma Epstein-Barr Virus DNA in Nasopharyngeal Cancer After Chemoradiation to Identify High-Risk Patients for Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.  Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36(31):3091–3100.  2018.11.  doi:10.1200/JCO.2018.77.7847

    

• Kwong TNY, Wang XS, Nakatsu G, Chow TC, Tipoe T, Dai RZW, Tsoi KKF, Wong MCS, Tse G, Chan MTV, Chan FKL, Ng SC, Wu JCY, Wu WKK, Yu J, Sung JJY, Wong SH (2018).  Association Between Bacteremia from Specific Microbes and Subsequent Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer.   Gastroenterology, 155(2):383–390.  2018.08.  doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2018.04.028

    

• Nakatsu G, Zhou HK, Wu WKK, Wong SH, Coker OO, Dai ZW, Li XC, Szeto CH, Sugimura N, Lam TYT, Yu ACS, Wang XS, Chen ZG, Wong MCS, Ng SC, Chan MTV, Chan PKS, Chan FKL, Sung JJY, Yu J (2018).  Alterations in Enteric Virome Are Associated With Colorectal Cancer and Survival Outcomes.  Gastroenterology, 155(2):529–541.  2018.08.  doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2018.04.018

    

• Mente A, O’Donnell M, Rangara1 S, McQueen M, Dagenais G, Wielgosz A, Lear S, Tse SLA, Wei L, Diaz R, et.al. (2018).  Urinary sodium excretion, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: a community-level prospective epidemiological cohort study.  Lancet, 392(10146):496–506.  2018.08.  doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31376-X

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• Yang J, Siri JG, Remais JV, Cheng Q, Zhang H, Chan KKY, Sun Z, Zhao YY, Cong N, Li XY, Zhang W, Bai Y, Bi J, Cai WJ, Chan EYY, Chen WQ, Fan WC, et.al. (2018).  The Tsinghua–Lancet Commission on Healthy Cities in China: unlocking the power of cities for a healthy China. Lancet, 391(10135):2140–2184.  2018.05.  doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30486-0

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• Hackshaw A, Morris JK, Boniface S, Tang JL, Milenković D (2018),  Low cigarette consumption and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: meta-analysis of 141 cohort studies in 55 study reports.  British Medicial Journal, 360:j5855.  2018.01. doi:10.1136/bmj.j5855

    

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Other papers

 

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2019

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• Chan EYY, Hung KKC, Hung HHY, Graham C (2019).  [Correspondence] Use of tear gas for crowd control in Hong Kong.  Lancet, 397(10208):1517–1518.  2019.10.  doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32326-8

 

• Chan EYY, Wright K, Parker M (2019).  [Commentary] Health-emergency disaster risk management and research ethics.  Lancet, 393(10167):112–113.  2019.01.  doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)33126-X

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2018

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• Griffiths SM, Dong D, Chung RYN (2018).  [Commentary] Forgotten needs of children left behind by migration.  Lancet, 392(10164):2518–2519.  2018.12.  doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)33004-6

 

• Wong MCS (2018).  [Letter to Editor] Health Behavioral Models to Find Reasons for Low Rates of Lung Cancer Screening by Low-Dose Computed Tomography.  JAMA Oncology, 4(3):425.  2018.03.  doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.0493

 

• Chen SQ, Li J, Wang D, Fung H, Wong ELY, Zhao L (2018). [Correspondence] The hepatitis B epidemic in China should receive more attention.  Lancet, 391(10130):1572.  2018.04.  doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30499-9

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Research papers published in top ranking journals (ranked within 10% in its subject category)

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Full papers in first and/or corresponding author capacity

 

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2020

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• Wong NS, Kwan TH, Lee KCK, Lau JYC, Lee SS (2020).  Delineation of chemsex patterns of men who have sex with men in association with their sexual networks and linkage to HIV prevention. International Journal of Drug Policy,75:102591. 2020.01.  doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.10.015

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• Wong MCS, Rerknimitr R, Goh KL, Matsuda T, Kim HS, Wu DC, Wu KC, Yeoh KF, Chong VH, Ahmed F, Sollano JD, Menon J, Chiu HM, Li JN, Ching JYL, Sung JJY (2020).  Development and Validation of the Asia-Pacific Proximal Colon Neoplasia Risk Score.  Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, published online ahead of print.  doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2019.12.031

 

• Wong MCS, Huang JJ, Lok V, Wang JX, Fung F, Ding HY, Zheng ZJ (2020).  Differences in Incidence and Mortality Trends of Colorectal Cancer, Worldwide, Based on Sex, Age, and Anatomic Location.  Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, published online ahead of print.  doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2020.02.026

 

• Niu XY, Chuang HC, Wang XL, Ho SSH, Li LJ, Qu LL, Chow JC, Watson JG, Sun J, Lee SC, Cao JJ, Ho KF (2020).  Cytotoxicity of PM2.5 vehicular emissions in the Shing Mun Tunnel, Hong Kong.  Environmental Pollution, 263:A114386.  2020.08.  doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114386

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• Guo C, Chan TC, Teng YC, Lin CQ, Bo YC, Chang LY, Lau AKH, Tam T, Wong MCS, Lao XQ (2020).  Long-term exposure to ambient fine particles and gastrointestinal cancer mortality in Taiwan: A cohort study.  Environment International, 138:105640.  2020.05.  doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.105640

 

• Wong MCS, Huang JJ, Huang JLW, Pang TWY, Choi P, Wang JX, Chiang JI, Jiang JY (2020).  Global Prevalence of Colorectal Neoplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.  Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 18(3):553–561.  2020.03.  doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2019.07.016

 

• Chung RYN, Chung GKK, Gordon D, Mak JKL, Zhang LF, Chan D, Lai FTT, Wong H, Wong SYS (2020).  Housing affordability effects on physical and mental health: household survey in a population with the world’s greatest housing affordability stress.  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 74(2):164–172.  2020.02.  doi:10.1136/jech-2019-212286

 

• Zhao S, Musa S, Lin QY, Ran J, Yang GP, Wang WM, Lou Y, Yang L, Gao DZ, He DH, Wang MHT (2020).  Estimating of the unreported number of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) cases in China in the first half of January 2020: A data-driven modelling.  Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9:388.  2020.02.  doi:10.3390/jcm9020388

 

• Wang JX, Huang JJ, Cheung CSK, Wong WN, Cheung NT, Wong MCS (2020).  Adoption of an Electronic Patient Record Sharing Pilot Project: A Cross-sectional Survey.  Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(4):e13761.  2020.04.  doi:10.2196/13761

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2019

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• Guo C, Hoek G, Chang LY, Bo YC, Lin CQ, Huang B, Chan TC, Tam T, Lau AKH, Lao XQ (2019).  Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and Lung Function in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.  Environmental Health Perspectives, 127(2):127008.  2019.12.  doi:10.1289/EHP5220

 

• Li KK, Chan MWH, Lee SS, Kwok KO (2019).  The mediating roles of social benefits and social influence on the relationships between collectivism, power distance, and influenza vaccination among Hong Kong nurses: A cross-sectional study.  International Journal of Nursing Studies, 99:103359.  2019.11.  doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.05.007

 

• Bo YC, Guo C, Lin CQ, Chang LY, Chan TC, Huang B, Lee KP, Tam T, Lau AKH, Lao XQ, Yeoh EK (2019).  Dynamic Changes in Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Particulate Matter and Incidence of Hypertension in Adults.  Hypertension, 74(3):669–677.  2019.09.  doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.119.13212

 

• Lam HCY, Chan EYY (2019).  Effects of high temperature on existing allergic symptoms and the effect modification of allergic history on health outcomes during hot days among adults: An exploratory cross-sectional telephone survey study.  Environmental Research, 175:142–147.  2019.08.  doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.05.017

 

• Wong ELY, Cheung AWL, Wong AYK, Huan RX, Ramos-Goñi JM, Rivero-Arias O (2019).  Normative Profile of Health-Related Quality of Life for Hong Kong General Population Using Preference-Based Instrument EQ-5D-5L.  Value in Health, 22(8):916–924.  2019.08.  doi:10.1016/j.jval.2019.02.014

 

• Lam HCY, Chan EYY, Goggins W (2019).  Short-term Association Between Meteorological Factors and Childhood Pneumonia Hospitalization in Hong Kong: A Time-series Study.  Epidemiology, 30(S1):107–114.  2019.07.  doi:10.1097/EDE.0000000000000998

 

• Bo YC, Chang LY, Guo C, Zhang ZL, Lin CQ, Chuang YC, Jiang WK, Tam T, Chan TC, Lin CY, Lau AKH, Lao XQ, Yeoh EK (2019).  Association of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and incident dyslipidaemia: A longitudinal cohort study.  Environmental Research, 173:359–365.  2019.06.  doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.03.034

 

• Lao XQ, Guo C, Chang LY, Bo YC, Zhang ZL, Chuang YC, Jiang WK, Lin CQ, Tam T, Lau AKH, Lin CY, Chan TC (2019).  Long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and incident type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal cohort study.  Diabetologia, 62(5):759–769.  2019.05.  doi:10.1007/s00125-019-4825-1

 

• Wang MHT, Cordell H, Van Steen K (2019).  Statistical Methods for Genome-wide Association Studies.  Seminars in Cancer Biology, 55:53–60.  2019.04.  doi:10.1016/j.semcancer.2018.04.008

 

• Lam HCY, Hajat S, Chan EYY, Goggins WB (2019).  Different sensitivities to ambient temperature between first- and re-admission childhood asthma cases in Hong Kong – A time series study.  Environmental Research, 170:487–492.  2019.03.  doi:10.1016/j.envres.2018.12.002

 

• Ho KF, Wu KC, Niu X, Wu Y, Zhu CS, Wu F, Cao JJ, Shen ZX, Hsiao TC, Chuang KJ, Chuang HC (2019).  Contributions of local pollution emissions to particle bioreactivity in downwind cities in China during Asian dust periods.  Environmental Pollution, 245:675–683.  2019.02.  doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.1.035

 

• Chuang HC, Sun J, Ni HY, Tian J, Lui KH, Han YM, Cao JJ, Huang RJ, Shen ZX, Ho KF (2019).  Characterization of the chemical components and bioreactivity of fine particulate matter produced during crop-residue burning in China.  Environmental Pollution, 245:226–234.  2019.02.  doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.119

 

• Tsoi KKF, Chan JYC, Chan FCH, Hirai HW, Kwok TCY, Wong SYS (2019).  Monotherapy Is Good Enough for Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease: A Network Meta-Analysis of 76 Randomized Controlled Trials.  Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 105(1):121–130.  2019.01.  doi:10.1002/cpt.1104

 

2018

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• Chung VCH, Wu XY, Feng Y, Ho RST, Wong SYS, Threapleton D (2018).  Methodological quality of systematic reviews on treatments for depression: a cross-sectional study.  Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 27(6):619–627.  2018.12.  doi:10.1017/S2045796017000208

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• Yew WW, Chan DPC, Singhal A, Zhang Y, Lee SS (2018).  Does oxidative stress contribute to adverse outcomes in HIV associated TB? Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 73(5):1117–1120. 2018.05.  doi:10.1093/jac/dkx509

 

• Wang P, Goggins WB, Chan EYY (2018).  Associations of Salmonella hospitalizations with ambient temperature, humidity and rainfall in Hong Kong.  Environment International, 120:223–230.  2018.11.  doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.08.014

 

• Liu ZG, Wang F, Li WT, Yin L, Wang Y, Yan RH, Lao XQ, Kan HD, Tse LA (2018).  Does utilizing WHO's interim targets further reduce the risk - meta-analysis on ambient particulate matter pollution and mortality of cardiovascular diseases?  Environmental Pollution, 242(PtB):1299–1307.  2018.11.  doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.041

 

• Chan TC, Zhang ZL, Lin BC, Lin CQ, Deng HB, Chuang YC, Chan KWM, Jiang WK, Tam T, Chang LY, Hoek G, Lau AKH, Lao XQ (2018).  Long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and chronic kidney disease: a cohort study.  Environmental Health Perspectives, 126(10):107002.  2018.10.  doi:10.1289/EHP3304

 

• Wong MCS, Ching JYL, Huang JJ, Wong JCT, Lam TYT, Chan VCW, Ng SKC, Hui ZR, Luk AKC, Wu JCY, Chan FKL (2018).  Effectiveness of reminder strategies on cancer screening adherence: a randomised controlled trial.  British Journal of General Practice, 68(674):e604–e611.  2018.09.  doi:10.3399/bjgp18X698369

 

• Zhang Z, Chan T, Guo C, Chang L, Lin C, Chuang YC, Jiang WK, Ho KF, Tam T, Woo KS, Lau AKH, Lao XQ (2018).  Long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5) is associated with platelet counts in adults.  Environmental Pollution, 240:432–439.  doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.123

 

• Yeung NCY, Zhang YW, Ji LL, Lu GH, Lu Q (2018).  Guilt among husband caregivers of Chinese women with breast cancer: The roles of male gender‐role norm, caregiving burden and coping processes.  European Journal of Cancer Care, 27(5):e12872.  2018.09.  doi:10.1111/ecc.12872

 

• Fan ZL, Pun VC, Chen XC, Hong Q, Tian LW, Ho SSH, Lee SC, Tse LA, Ho KF (2018).  Personal exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) and respiratory inflammation of common residents in Hong Kong.  Environmental Research, 164:24–31.  2018.07.  doI:10.1016/j.envres.2018.02.009

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• Xiao YJ, Huang W, Peng CQ, Zhang JX, Wong C, Kim JH, Yeoh EK, Su XF (2018).  Effect of nut consumption on vascular endothelial function: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trails.  Clinical Nutrition, 37(3):831–839.  2018.06.  doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2017.04.011

 

• Wu IXY, Kee JCY, Threapleton DE, Ma RCW, Lam VCK, Lee EKP, Wong SYS, Chung VCH (2018).  Effectiveness of smartphone technologies on glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: systematic review with meta-analysis of 17 trials.  Obesity Reviews, 19(6):825–838.  2018.06.  doi:10.1111/obr.12669

 

• Wong ELY, Shah K, Cheung AWL, Wong AYK, Visser M, Stolk E (2018).  Evaluation of Split Version and Feedback Module on the Improvement of Time Trade-Off Data.  Value in Health, 21(6):732–741.  2018.06.  doi:10.1016/j.jval.2017.10.013

 

• Chong KC, Zee BCY, Wang MH (2018).  Approximate Bayesian algorithm to estimate the basic reproduction number in an influenza pandemic using arrival times of imported cases.  Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 23:80–86.  2018.05.  doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.04.004

 

• Liu X, Tan L, Yu ITS, Zhang Z, Wong CCY, Guo C, Ho KF, Lau APS, Yeoh EK, Lee A, Lao XQ (2018).  Household cleaning products and the risk of allergic dermatitis: a prospective cohort study with pri3y-school children.  Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 32(4):624–631.  2018.04.  doi:10.1111/jdv.14680

 

• Zhang ZL, Guo C, Lau AKH, Chan TC, Chuang YC, Lin CQ, Jiang WK, Yeoh EK, Tam T, Woo KS, Yan BP, Chang LY, Wong MCS, Lao XQ (2018).  Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter, Blood Pressure, and Incident Hypertension in Taiwanese Adults.  Environmental Health Perspectives, 126(1):017008.  2018.01.  doi:10.1289/EHP2466

 

• Wong MCS, Chan CH, Cheung W, Fung DH, Liang MY, Huang JLW, Wang YH, Jiang JY, Yu CP, Wang HHX, Wu JCY, Chan FKL, Sung JJY (2018).  Association between investigator-measured body-mass index and colorectal adenoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 168,201 subjects.  European Journal of Epidemiology, 33(1):15–26.  2018.01.  doi:10.1007/s10654-017-0336-x

 

• Sun M, Feng W, Wang F, Li P, Li Z, Li M, Tse G, Vlaanderen J, Vermeulen R, Tse LA (2018).  Meta-analysis on shift work and risks of specific obesity types.  Obesity Reviews, 19(1):28–40.  2018.01.  doi:10.1111/obr.12621

 

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Full papers in co-author capacity

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2020

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• Lin CQ, Lau AKH, Lao XQ, Fung JCH, Lu XC, Li ZY, Ma J, Li CC, Wong AHS (2020).  A novel framework for decomposing PM2.5 variation and demographic change effects on human exposure using satellite observations.  Environmental Research, 182:109120.  2020.03.  doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.109120

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• Lui GCY, Wong NS, Wong RYK, Tse YK, Wong VWS, Leung CC, Chan HLY, Wong GLH (2020).  Antiviral therapy for hepatitis B prevents liver injury in patients with tuberculosis and hepatitis B co-infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 70(4):660–666. 2020.02.  doi:10.1093/cid/ciz241

 

• ​Che WW, Frey C, Fung JCH, Ning Z, Qu HM, Lo HK, Chen L, Wong TW, Wong MKM, Lee OCW, Carruthers D, Cheung F, Chan JWM, Yeung DW, Fung YH, Zhang XG, Stocker J, Hood C, Hohenberger T, Leung KW, Louie PYK, Li ATY, Sun L, Wei P, Li ZY, Zhang YM, Wang ML, Shen QM, Huang W, Lee E, Patwary A, Lei XY, Cheng S, Hossain M, Tang KTJ, Lao XQ, Leung R, Chan D, Li Y, Yuan ZB, Lau AKH (2020).  PRAISE-HK: A personalized real-time air quality informatics system for citizen participation in exposure and health risk management.  Sustainable Cities and Society, 54:101986.  2020.03.  doi:10.1016/j.scs.2019.101986

 

• Yam JC, Li FF, Zhang X, Tang SM, Yip BHK, Kam KW, Ko ST, Young AL, Tham CC, Chen LJ, Pang CP (2020).  Two-Year Clinical Trial of the Low-Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP) Study Phase 2 Report.  Ophthalmology, published online ahead of print.  doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.12.011

 

2019

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• Tse WT, Chaemsaithong P, Chan WW, Kwan AH, Huang J, Appiah K, Chong KC, Poon LC (2019).  Labor progress determined by ultrasound is different in women requiring Cesarean delivery from those who experience a vaginal delivery following induction of labor.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 221(4):335.e1–335.e18.  2019.10.  doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2019.05.040

 

• Lui RN, Tsoi KKF, Ho JMW, Lo CM, Chan FCH, KYAW MH, Sung JJY (2019).  Global Increasing Incidence of Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Across 5 Continents: A Joinpoint Regression Analysis of 1,922,167 Cases.  Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 28(8):1275–1282.  2019.08.  doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-18-1111

 

• Niu L, Luo D, Chen X, Wang M, Zhou W, Zhang DX, Xiao S (2019).  Longitudinal trajectories of emotional problems and unmet mental health needs among people newly diagnosed with HIV in China.  Journal of the International AIDS Society, 22(8):e25332.  2019.08.  doi:10.1002/jia2.25332

 

• Chaemsaithong P, Kwan AH, Tse WT, Lim WT, Chan WWY, Chong KC, Leung TY, Poon LC (2019).  Factors that affect ultrasound-determined labor progress in women undergoing induction of labor.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 220(6):592.e1–592.e15.  2019.06.  doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2019.01.236

 

• Xu HM, Leon JF, Liousse C, Guinot B, Yoboue V, Akpo AB, Adon J, Ho KF, Ho SSH, Li LJ, Gardrat E, Shen ZX, Cao JJ (2019).  Personal exposure to PM(2.5) emitted from typical anthropogenic sources in southern West Africa: chemical characteristics and associated health risks.  Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19(10):6637–6657.  2019.05.  doi:10.5194/acp-19-6637-2019

 

• Hystad P, Duong M, Brauer M, Larkin A, Arku R, Kurmi O, Fan WQ, Avezum A, Azam I, Chifamba J, Dans A, Plessis J, Gupta R, Kumar R, Lanas F, Liu ZG, Lu Y, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Mony P, Mohan V, Mohan D, Nair S, Puoane T, Rahman O, Tse LA, Wang YN, Li W, Yeates K, Rangarajan S, Teo K, Yusuf S (2019).  Health Effects of Household Solid Fuel Use: Findings from 11 Countries within the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology Study.  Environmental Health Perspectives, 127(5):1–10.  2019.05.  doi:10.1289/EHP3915

 

• Li CKH, White F, Tipoe T, Liu T, Wong MCS, Jesuthasan A, Baranchuk A, Tse G, Yan BP (2019).  Current State of Smartphone Applications for Monitoring of Heart-rate, Heart-rate Variability and Atrial Fibrillation: A Narrative Review.  JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, 7(2):e11606.  2019.05.  doi:10.2196/11606

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• Lin CQ, Lau AKH, Fung JCH, Lao XQ, Li Y, Li CC (2019).  Assessing the Effect of the Long-Term Variations in Aerosol Characteristics on Satellite Remote Sensing of PM2.5 Using an Observation-Based Model.  Environmental Science and Technology, 53(6):2990–3000.  2019.03.  doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b06358

 

• Ji X, Meng X, Liu C, Chen R, Ge Y, Kan L, Fu Q, Li W, Tse LA, Kan H (2019).  Nitrogen dioxide air pollution and preterm birth in Shanghai, China.  Environmental Research, 169:79–85.  2019.02.  doi:10.1016/j.envres.2018.11.007

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• Teoh JY, Chan CK, Wang MHT, Leung CH, Chan ES, Chiu PK, Yee CH, Wong HM, Hou SS, Ng CF (2019).  Transurethral resection of prostate for acute urinary retention is linked to shorter survival in younger men.  Asian Journal of Andrology, 21(5):468–472.  2019.01.  doi:10.4103/aja.aja_101_18

 

• Che WW, Frey HC, Li ZY, Lao XQ, Lau AKH (2019).  Indoor Exposure to Ambient Particles and Its Estimation Using Fixed Site Monitors.  Environmental Science and Technology, 53(2):808–819.  2019.01.  doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b04474

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2018

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• Zhang HW, Lin ZX, Cheung F, Cho WC, Tang JL. (2018).  Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer.  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018(11):10559.  2018.11.  doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010559.pub2

 

• Song R, Guan S, Lee SS, Chen Z, Chen, Han L, Zeng H, Xu Y, Li A, Ye H, Zhang F (2018).  Late or lack of vaccination linked to importation of Yellow Fever from Angola to China. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(7):1383–1386.  2018.07. doi:10.3201/eid2407.171868

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• Chan MC, Wang MHT, Chen Z, Hui DS, Kwok AK, Yeung AC, Liu KM, Yeoh YK, Lee N, Chan PK (2018).  Frequent Genetic Mismatch between Vaccine Strains and Circulating Seasonal Influenza Viruses, Hong Kong, China, 1996–2012.  Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(10):1825–1834.  2018.10.  doi:10.3201/eid2410.180652

 

• Wang LJ, Liu C, Meng X, Niu Y, Lin ZJ, Liu YN, Liu JM, Qi JL, You JL, Tse LA, Chen JM, Zhou MG, Chen RJ, Yin P, Kan HD (2018).  Associations between short-term exposure to ambient sulfur dioxide and increased cause-specific mortality in 272 Chinese cities.  Environment International, 117:33–39.  2018.08.  doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.04.019

 

• Hu Y, Ji L, Zhang Y, Shi R, Han WC, Tse LA, Pan R, Wang YW, Ding GD, Xu J, Zhang QY, Gao Y, Tian Y (2018).  Organophosphate and Pyrethroid Pesticide Exposures Measured before Conception and Associations with Time to Pregnancy in Chinese Couples Enrolled in the Shanghai Birth Cohort.  Environmental Health Perspectives, 126(7):077001.  2018.07.  doi:10.1289/EHP2987

 

• Gu Y, Wong TW, Law SCK, Dong GH, Ho KF, Yang Y, Yim SHL (2018).  Impacts of Sectoral Emissions in China and the Implications: Air Quality, Public Health, Crop Production, and Economic Costs.  Environmental Research Letters, 13(8):084008.  2018.07.  doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aad138

 

• Lakhani I, Gong M, Wong WT, Bazoukis G, Lampropoulos K, Wong SH, Wu WKK, Wong MCS, Ong KL, Liu T, Tse G (2018).  Fibroblast growth factor 21 in cardio-metabolic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  Metabolism Clinical and Experimental, 83:11–17.  2018.06.  doi:10.1016/j.metabol.2018.01.017

 

• Yan BP, Chan LLY, Lee VWY, Yu CM, Wong MCS, Sanderson J, Reid CM (2018).  Sustained 3-Year Benefits in Quality of Life After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in the Elderly: A Prospective Cohort Study.  Value in Health, 21(4):423–431.  2018.04.  doi:10.1016/j.jval.2017.10.004

 

• Zhang YL, El-Haddad I, Huang RJ, Ho KF, Cao JJ, Han YM, Zotter P, Bozzetti C, Daellenbach KR, Slowik JG, Salazar G, Prevot ASH, Szidat S (2018).  Large contribution of fossil fuel derived secondary organic carbon to water soluble organic aerosols in winter haze in China.  Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18(6):4005–4017.  2018.03.  doi:10.5194/acp-18-4005-2018

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Last updated on 13 May 2020