Dept of Community Medicine

DEPT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE

Project Title:	Establishment of a pilot anti-smoking telephone hotline for persons who want to quit or to ask questions about smoking and health
Investigator(s):	Abdullah ASM, Lam TH
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Promotion Projects
Start Date:	06/2000

Abstract:

To run a hotline to support quitting and to publicise smoking cessation; to provide a telephone line based information and referral service centre on smoking and health; to motivate and support both smokers and their families towards stopping smoking; t o provide direct advice, help and support to smokers and others concerned about smoking; to evaluate such hotline services.

List of Research Outputs

Lam T.H., Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Abdullah A.S.M., Wong V.T. and Hedley A.J., A randomised controlled trial of a smoking reduction intervention in promoting cessation among Chinese smokers with no intention to quit (abstract), Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 14th Annual Meeting, 27 February - 1 March 2008, Portland, Oregon. Portland, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2008, 121.

Researcher : Adab P

List of Research Outputs

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(6): 740-746.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S73.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Fielding R., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Childhood growth and adulthood cognition in a rapidly developing Southern Chinese population: The Guangzhou Cohort Biobank Project Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S116.

Lao X., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Yin P., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., c-Reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2007, 194: 483-489.

Liao Q., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., The Associations between apolipoprotein-B/apolipoprotein-AI and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 5.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S85.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 4.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Heys M., Lao X., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, American Journal of Public Health. 2007, 97(10): 1834-1841.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Lao X., Adab P., Cowling B.J., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2008, 62: 160-167.

Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., McGhee S.M., Zhang W., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., Implications of increased weight and waist circumference on vascular risk in an older Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2008, 196(2): 682-688.

Yin P., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H., Lam H.K.B., Miller M.R., Zhang W., Thomas G.N. and Adab P., Passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD among adults in China: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Lancet. 2007, 370: 751-757.

Researcher : Anderson HR

List of Research Outputs

Wong C.M., Rabl A., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Chan K.P., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H., McGhee S.M., Hedley A.J. and Anderson H.R., Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Researcher : Betson CL

Project Title:	A study of nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practice of health education activities in the general outpatient departments (GOPDs) in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Betson CL, Chan SSC, Lam TH
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	01/1996

Abstract:

To explore the knowledge, attitudes and practice of nurses performing health education and how these relate to their present tasks in the GOPDs.

Project Title:	A randomised control trial (RTC) of a health education intervention provided by nurses to mothers or grandmothers of sick children in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Betson CL, Chan SSC, Lam TH
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	03/1996

Abstract:

To study the effects of nurses providing a health education intervention to mothers or grandmothers about the effects of ETS exposure on children.

Researcher : Chan KK

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.K., Wong O.L., Tin Y.K., Fung A., Lo S.V. and Leung G.M., Quality of inpatient care in Hong Kong: A population-based, cross-sectional study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 10.

Lam T.H., Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Mak Y.W., Leung A.Y.M. and Chan K.K., General health promotion action and major health related lifestyle behaviors between current, former and never smokers among adults in Hong Kong (abstract), Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 14th Annual Meeting, 27 February - 1 March 2008, Portland, Oregon. Portland, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2008, 17.

Mak Y.W., Chan K.K., Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Leung A.Y.M. and Lam T.H., General health promotion action and major health related lifestyle behaviors among current, former and never smoking adults in Hong Kong. , Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 14th Annual Meeting. Feb 27–Mar 1, 2008 . Portland, OR, 2008.

Researcher : Chan KK

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Chan KP

List of Research Outputs

Hedley A.J., Chau Y.K., Thach T.Q., Chan K.P. and Wong C.M., The health benefits of air quality control: Evidence from Hong Kong and elsewhere (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 55-56.

Ou C., Hedley A.J., Chung R.Y.N., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Yang L., Ho D.S.Y., Wong C.M. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic disparities in air pollution-associated mortality, Environmental Research. 2008, 107: 237-244.

Shetye S.S., Cheung W.L., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chan W.M., Ho K.S. and McGhee S.M., Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in elderly Chinese in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 8.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Thomas G.N., Peiris J.S.M., Chau Y.K. and Chan K.P., Assessing the confounding effects of influenza in association between air pollutants and mortality and hospitalization (abstract), 19th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 5-9 September 2007, Mexico City. Mexico City, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2007, E552-E553.

Wong C.M., Rabl A., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Chan K.P., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H., McGhee S.M., Hedley A.J. and Anderson H.R., Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Lai H.K., Ou C., Ho D.S.Y., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Yang L., Chau Y.K., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality?, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2108.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Thach T.Q., Chan K.P., Chau Y.K., Chung R.Y.N., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Lifestyle-modified mortality associated with air pollution: A time-series study, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S13-S16.

Wong C.M., Yang L., Chan K.P., Chiu S.S.S., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Modeling the disease burden of influenza in the topical/subtropical regions (powerpoint presentation), WPRO Informal Consultation on Protocols for Influenza Disease burden Studies 2007, 12-13 November 2007, Manila. Manila, WHO/WPRO, 2007.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chung R.Y.N., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H., Wong T.W. and Hedley A.J., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA) - A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, USA, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Wong T.W., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J., Vichit-Vadakan N., Vajanapoom N. and Ostro B., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA): A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 49-50.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Lee N.W., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(5): 593-598.

Yang L., Wong C.M., Lau E.H.Y., Chan K.P., Ou C. and Peiris J.S.M., Synchrony of clinical and laboratory surveillance for influenza in Hong Kong, PLoS ONE. 2008, 3(1): e1399.

Researcher : Chan LLY

List of Research Outputs

Lam W.W.T., Chan L.L.Y., Fabrizio C.S., Ho E.Y.Y. and Fielding R., Perceived relevance of evidence-based psychosocial clinical practice guidelines for Hong Kong Chinese women with breast cancer: patients' perspective (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: S8.

Researcher : Chan WK

List of Research Outputs

Chan W.K., Lai H.K., Thomas G.N., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Short-term effects of air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 69.

Chan W.K., Lai H.K., Hedley A.J., Thomas G.N., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Lam T.H. and Wong C.M., Short-term effects of air pollution on mortality among smokers and never-smokers (abstract), 2nd East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 17-19 April 2008, Korea. Jeju, Korea, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2008, 74.

Researcher : Chau J

List of Research Outputs

Chau J., Cheung W.L., Wong L.C., Schooling C.M. and McGhee S.M., The health care utilization pattern of children in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 15.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Barron B., Chau Y.K., Chau J., Thach T.Q., Wong T.W., Loh C. and Wong C.M., Air pollution: costs and paths to a solution in Hong Kong--understanding the connections among visibility, air pollution, and health costs in pursuit of accountability, environmental justice, and health protection, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 2008, 71(9-10): 544-554.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Chung W.Y., Jiang C.Q. and Wong C.M., Report on air quality and the state of public health in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 90pp.

Loh C., Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Wong C.M., Wong T.W., Ng S. and Lau A., A price too high: The health impacts of air pollution in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 97pp.

McGhee S.M., Chau J., Cheung W.L., Ho L.M., Ho D.S.Y., Pow M.A., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., The cost of tobacco-related disease in Hong Kong. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

McGhee S.M., Yeung R.Y.T., Wong L.C., Chau J., Wong C.M., Ho L.M. and Fielding R., The health benefits of reduced air pollution: Value and trade-offs, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S17-S19.

Researcher : Chau YK

List of Research Outputs

Chau Y.K., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Trends in respirable suspended particulates chemical subspecies (RSP-CS) before and after an air quality regulation (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 69.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Barron B., Chau Y.K., Chau J., Thach T.Q., Wong T.W., Loh C. and Wong C.M., Air pollution: costs and paths to a solution in Hong Kong--understanding the connections among visibility, air pollution, and health costs in pursuit of accountability, environmental justice, and health protection, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 2008, 71(9-10): 544-554.

Hedley A.J., Chau Y.K., Wong C.M. and McGhee S.M., Do we really want clean air in Hong Kong? If so what is the most efficient road to pollution abatement (powerpoint presentation), Public Forum on Better Air Quality, Hong Kong People's Council for Sustainable Development, 6 October 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Chung W.Y., Jiang C.Q. and Wong C.M., Report on air quality and the state of public health in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 90pp.

Hedley A.J., Chau Y.K., Thach T.Q., Chan K.P. and Wong C.M., The health benefits of air quality control: Evidence from Hong Kong and elsewhere (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 55-56.

Loh C., Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Wong C.M., Wong T.W., Ng S. and Lau A., A price too high: The health impacts of air pollution in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 97pp.

Ou C., Hedley A.J., Chung R.Y.N., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Yang L., Ho D.S.Y., Wong C.M. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic disparities in air pollution-associated mortality, Environmental Research. 2008, 107: 237-244.

Shetye S.S., Cheung W.L., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chan W.M., Ho K.S. and McGhee S.M., Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in elderly Chinese in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 8.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Thomas G.N., Peiris J.S.M., Chau Y.K. and Chan K.P., Assessing the confounding effects of influenza in association between air pollutants and mortality and hospitalization (abstract), 19th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 5-9 September 2007, Mexico City. Mexico City, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2007, E552-E553.

Wong C.M., Rabl A., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Chan K.P., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H., McGhee S.M., Hedley A.J. and Anderson H.R., Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Lai H.K., Ou C., Ho D.S.Y., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Yang L., Chau Y.K., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality?, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2108.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Thach T.Q., Chan K.P., Chau Y.K., Chung R.Y.N., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Lifestyle-modified mortality associated with air pollution: A time-series study, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S13-S16.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chung R.Y.N., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H., Wong T.W. and Hedley A.J., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA) - A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, USA, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Wong T.W., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J., Vichit-Vadakan N., Vajanapoom N. and Ostro B., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA): A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 49-50.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Lee N.W., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(5): 593-598.

Researcher : Chau YK

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Chen RQ

List of Research Outputs

Chen R.Q., Wong C.M., Cao K. and Lam T.H., The measurement properties of a kidney deficiency syndrome questionnaire in Hong Kong Chinese midlife women (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 146.

Researcher : Cheng KK

List of Research Outputs

Deng H., Macfarlane D.J., Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Reliability and Validity of the IPAQ-Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2008, 40(2): 303-307.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(6): 740-746.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S73.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Fielding R., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Childhood growth and adulthood cognition in a rapidly developing Southern Chinese population: The Guangzhou Cohort Biobank Project Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S116.

Lao X., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Yin P., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., c-Reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2007, 194: 483-489.

Liao Q., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., The Associations between apolipoprotein-B/apolipoprotein-AI and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 5.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S85.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 4.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Childhood social position and cardiovascular risk in a developing population. The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S128.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Childhood social position and cardiovascular risk in a developing population: The Guangzhou biobank cohort study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 3.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Heys M., Lao X., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, American Journal of Public Health. 2007, 97(10): 1834-1841.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Lao X., Adab P., Cowling B.J., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2008, 62: 160-167.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Life-course origins of social inequalities in metabolic risk in the population of a developign country, American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008, 167(4): 419-428.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Pathways to obesity in a developing population. The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S127-S128.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Pathways to obesity in a developing population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 1.

Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., McGhee S.M., Zhang W., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., Implications of increased weight and waist circumference on vascular risk in an older Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2008, 196(2): 682-688.

Yin P., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H., Lam H.K.B., Miller M.R., Zhang W., Thomas G.N. and Adab P., Passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD among adults in China: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Lancet. 2007, 370: 751-757.

Researcher : Cheng KY

List of Research Outputs

Cheng K.Y., Cowling B.J., Ho L.M., Peiris J.S.M., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M. and Leung G.M., Evaluation of a rapid test (QuickVue) by comparing with viral culture for detection of influenza in a sub-tropical community setting (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 110.

Cheng K.Y., Cowling B.J., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Validation of the quickvue rapid diagnostic test for influenza in Hong Kong community (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 12.

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Chan K.H., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Evaluation of the QuickVue influenza A+B rapid diagnostic test in a community setting (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 203.

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Pilot findings of a cluster randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions for influenza prevention in households in Hong Kong (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 84.

Cowling B.J., Fung R.O.P., Cheng K.Y., Fang J., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Pilot findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households in Hong Kong (abstract), X International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections, 28 February - 2 March 2008, Singapore . Singapore, The Macrae Group, 2008, I-2.

Cowling B.J., Fung R.O.P., Cheng K.Y., Fang J., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Chiu B., Lee P., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Preliminary findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2101.

Researcher : Cheng YH

Project Title:	Public opinion survey on obstacles to persons with a disability in non-employment fields: an exploratory study
Investigator(s):	Cheng YH, Fielding R, Stewart SM
Department:	Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:	Equal Opportunities Commission - General Award
Start Date:	05/1998

Abstract:

(1) To identify key obstacles or sources of discrimination faced by persons with a disability in their daily life in respect to education; access to premises; provision of goods, services and facilities; disposal or management of premises; consent for assignment or sub-letting; clubs and sport activities; and government. (2) To identify the degree and manifestation of hindrance posed by obstacles or discrimination to persons with the following types of disability: physical handicap with mobility problems; visual impairment; hearing impairment; mental handicap; mental illness; chronic illness.

Project Title:	To identify the pattern of physical exercise and determinants contributing to the engagement in physical exercise among HK older adults
Investigator(s):	Cheng YH, Chi I, Macfarlane DJ, Chou KL
Department:	Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:	12/2001

Abstract:

To find out the pattern of physical exercise among Hong Kong elderly people; to assess how socio-demographic, biological, mental health status, perceived self-efficacy, perceived pros and cons of exercise, perceived barriers factors contributing to their engagement in physical exercise.

List of Research Outputs

Cheng Y.H., Chou K.L., Macfarlane D.J. and Chi I., Patterns of physical exercise and contributing factors among Hong Kong older adults, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13 (4 Suppl): S7-S12.

Researcher : Cheung WL

List of Research Outputs

Chau J., Cheung W.L., Wong L.C., Schooling C.M. and McGhee S.M., The health care utilization pattern of children in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 15.

Cheung W.L., Wong L.C., Schooling C.M., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Lam T.H. and McGhee S.M., Life expectancy among older never and ever smokers in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 7.

McGhee S.M., Chau J., Cheung W.L., Ho L.M., Ho D.S.Y., Pow M.A., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., The cost of tobacco-related disease in Hong Kong. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Shetye S.S., Cheung W.L., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chan W.M., Ho K.S. and McGhee S.M., Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in elderly Chinese in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 8.

Researcher : Chung RYN

List of Research Outputs

Chung R.Y.N., Tin Y.K., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Projection of long-term care costs related to the aging population structure in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007.

Chung R.Y.N., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Projection of long-term care costs related to the aging population structure in Hong Kong (poster presentation), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 10.

Ou C., Hedley A.J., Chung R.Y.N., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Yang L., Ho D.S.Y., Wong C.M. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic disparities in air pollution-associated mortality, Environmental Research. 2008, 107: 237-244.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Thach T.Q., Chan K.P., Chau Y.K., Chung R.Y.N., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Lifestyle-modified mortality associated with air pollution: A time-series study, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S13-S16.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chung R.Y.N., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H., Wong T.W. and Hedley A.J., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA) - A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, USA, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Researcher : Chung WY

List of Research Outputs

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Chung W.Y., Jiang C.Q. and Wong C.M., Report on air quality and the state of public health in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 90pp.

Researcher : Claassen CA

List of Research Outputs

Wong P.S.J., Stewart S.M., Claassen C.A., Lee P.W.H., Rao U. and Lam T.H., Repeat suicide attempts in Hong Kong community adolescents, Social Science & Medicine. 2008, 66: 232-241.

Researcher : Cowling BJ

Project Title:	Comparison of statistical algorithms for early detection of the start of the annual influenza peak season in Hong Kong using sentinel surveillance data
Investigator(s):	Cowling BJ, Leung GM, Ho LM, Riley S
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:	01/2006

Abstract:

To determine the optimal method for early detection of the influenza peak in HK using sentinel surveillance data from primary care.

List of Research Outputs

Cheng K.Y., Cowling B.J., Ho L.M., Peiris J.S.M., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M. and Leung G.M., Evaluation of a rapid test (QuickVue) by comparing with viral culture for detection of influenza in a sub-tropical community setting (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 110.

Cheng K.Y., Cowling B.J., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Validation of the quickvue rapid diagnostic test for influenza in Hong Kong community (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 12.

Chung R.Y.N., Tin Y.K., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Projection of long-term care costs related to the aging population structure in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007.

Chung R.Y.N., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Projection of long-term care costs related to the aging population structure in Hong Kong (poster presentation), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 10.

Cowling B.J., Ho L.M. and Leung G.M., Effectiveness of control measures during the SARS epidemic in Beijing: a comparison of the Rt curve and the epidemic curve, Epidemiology and Infection. 2008, 136: 562-566.

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Chan K.H., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Evaluation of the QuickVue influenza A+B rapid diagnostic test in a community setting (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 203.

Cowling B.J., Methods for alerting the start of the annual influenza season (abstract), Multinational Influenza Seasonal Mortality Study (MISMS) - Asia Regional Meeting, 13-15 August 2007, Hanoi. Hanoi, National Institutes of Health, USA, 2007.

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Pilot findings of a cluster randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions for influenza prevention in households in Hong Kong (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 84.

Cowling B.J., Fung R.O.P., Cheng K.Y., Fang J., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Pilot findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households in Hong Kong (abstract), X International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections, 28 February - 2 March 2008, Singapore . Singapore, The Macrae Group, 2008, I-2.

Cowling B.J., Fung R.O.P., Cheng K.Y., Fang J., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Chiu B., Lee P., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Preliminary findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2101.

Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Statistical methods for the early detection of influenza peak seasons (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 8.

Fabian M.P., McDevitt J.J., Dehaan W.H., Fung R.O.P., Cowling B.J., Chan K.H., Leung G.M. and Milton D.K., Influenza virus in human exhaled breath (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 126.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(6): 740-746.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S73.

Hui L.L., Hedley A.J., Nelson E.A.S., Malisch R., Wong T.W. and Cowling B.J., Agreement between breast milk dioxin levels by CALUX bioassay and chemical analysis in a population survey in Hong Kong, Chemosphere. 2007, 69: 1287-1294.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Infant growth, birth weight and childhood body mass index; Evidence from a Hong Kong Chinese Birth Cohort (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 19.

Lam T.H., Schooling C.M., Li Z., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Tham M.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Smoking and mortality in the oldest-old, evidence from a prospective cohort of 56000 Hong Kong Chinese, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007, 55(12): 2090-2091.

Lau E.H.Y., Leung C.Y.H., Zhang L., Cowling B.J., Mak S.P., Guan Y., Leung G.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Effect of interventions on influenza a (H9N2) isolation in Hong Kong's live poultry markets, 1999-2005, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2007, 13(9): 1340-1347.

Lau E.H.Y., Leung C.Y.H., Zhang L., Cowling B.J., Mak S.P., Guan Y., Leung G.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Minimizing risk of avian influenza: The effect of interventions on H9N2 influenza isolation in live poultry markets, 1999-2005 (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 5.

Lau E.H.Y., Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Sentinel influenza surveillance in Hong Kong, Health research symposium 2007, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR. 2007.

Lau E.H.Y., Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Utilization of parallel data streams for prospective influenza surveillance (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 23.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Cowling B.J., Heys M., Janus E.D. and Leung G.M., Growth Environment and Sex Differences in Lipids, Body Shape and Diabetes Risk, PLoS One. 2007, e1070: 2(10).

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Lao X., Adab P., Cowling B.J., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2008, 62: 160-167.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Li Z., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Tham M.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Obesity and mortality in a prospective Chinese elderly cohort, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4) Suppl 4: S13-S16.

Wong C.M., Rabl A., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Chan K.P., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H., McGhee S.M., Hedley A.J. and Anderson H.R., Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort projections of breast cancer incidence in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 22.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort projections of breast cancer incidence in a rapidly transitioning Chinese population, International Journal of Cancer. 2007, 121: 1556-1563.

Wong O.L., Kuntz K.M., Cowling B.J., Lam C.L.K. and Leung G.M., Cost effectiveness of mammography screening for Chinese women in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 7.

Wong O.L., Kuntz K.M., Cowling B.J., Lam C.L.K. and Leung G.M., Cost effectiveness of mammography screening for Chinese women, cancer. 2007, 110: 885-895.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Kuntz K.M., Schooling C.M., Lam C.L.K. and Leung G.M., How will future changes in breast cancer incidence affect the cost-effectiveness of mammography screening in Hong Kong? (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 27.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Lo S.V. and Leung G.M., Neighbourhood income inequality and health status in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional, multilevel analysis (abstract and presentation), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 61.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Understanding population history imprinting on cancer risk by age-period-cohort decomposition (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 150.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., A statistical analysis of social and historical factors affecting tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong, 1961-2005 (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong . Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 13.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis notifications in Hong Kong from 1961 to 2005, Thorax. 2008, 63: 312-315.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Johnston J.M. and Leung G.M., An age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis in Hong Kong (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 166.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., The relationship between socio-historical changes and tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 80.

Researcher : Deng H

List of Research Outputs

Deng H., Macfarlane D.J., Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Reliability and Validity of the IPAQ-Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2008, 40(2): 303-307.

Researcher : Fabrizio CS

List of Research Outputs

Lam W.W.T., Chan L.L.Y., Fabrizio C.S., Ho E.Y.Y. and Fielding R., Perceived relevance of evidence-based psychosocial clinical practice guidelines for Hong Kong Chinese women with breast cancer: patients' perspective (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: S8.

Researcher : Fang J

List of Research Outputs

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Chan K.H., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Evaluation of the QuickVue influenza A+B rapid diagnostic test in a community setting (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 203.

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Pilot findings of a cluster randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions for influenza prevention in households in Hong Kong (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 84.

Cowling B.J., Fung R.O.P., Cheng K.Y., Fang J., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Pilot findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households in Hong Kong (abstract), X International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections, 28 February - 2 March 2008, Singapore . Singapore, The Macrae Group, 2008, I-2.

Cowling B.J., Fung R.O.P., Cheng K.Y., Fang J., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Chiu B., Lee P., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Preliminary findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2101.

Researcher : Fielding R

Project Title:	A pan-Asian survey of risk perception, attitudes and practices associated with live animal markets
Investigator(s):	Fielding R, Leung GM, Lam WWT, Jiang CQ, Sitthi-amorn C, Liu YM, Zhang WS
Department:	Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:	Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:	10/2005

Abstract:

Asia is epicentric for emerging zoonotic epidemics. This study will provide crucial regional information to help determine how best to promote change of hazardous animal practices, such as central slaughtering, animal hygiene, wet markets and exotic species consumption, enabling more precisely targeted educational and policy initiatives for such demand-driven practices

Project Title:	The prevalence of chronic pain, fatigue, and insomnia in the general population of Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Fielding R, Wong WS
Department:	Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	02/2007

Abstract:

To determine the prevalence and severity of chronic pain, fatique and insomnia in the general adult population of Hong Kong; to identify factors associated with the three conditions; to evaluate health care utilization associated with these conditions in the preceding 12 months.

List of Research Outputs

Fielding R., Bich T.H., Quang L.N., Lam W.W.T., Leung G.M., Tien T.Q., Ho E.Y.Y. and Anh L.V., Live poultry exposures, Hong Kong and Hanoi, 2006, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2007, 13(7): 1065-1067.

Fielding R. and Wong W.S., Quality of life as a predictor of cancer survival among Chinese liver and lung cancer patients, European journal of cancer. 2007, 43: 1723-1730.

Fielding R. and Lam W.W.T., Reducing avian influenza risk: A qualitative exploration of issues in Hong Kong, Health Education. 2007, 107(5): 437-447.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Fielding R., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Childhood growth and adulthood cognition in a rapidly developing Southern Chinese population: The Guangzhou Cohort Biobank Project Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S116.

Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Thomas G.N., Schooling C.M., Fielding R., Janus E.D. and Lam T.H., The relation of chronic cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus to perceived health, and the moderating effects of sex and age, Social Science & Medicine. 2007, 65: 1386-1396.

Hou W.K., Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., Chinese colorectal (CRC) patients' social relationship quality and negative affect (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: S77-S78.

Hou W.K., Fielding R., Lam W.W.T., Law C.C. and Fu Y.T., Development and initial validation of the Chinese Social Relational Qulaity (Ch-SRQ) scale in Chinese colrectal cancer patients (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16: S232-S233.

Hou W.K., Fielding R., Lam W.W.T., Law C.C. and Fu Y.T., Personal resources in the context of cancer diagnosis: The role of positives states of mind in psychological distress and well-being (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16: S226.

Lam W.W.T., Tsuchiya M., Fielding R., Chan M., Chan S.W.W. and Or A., Chinese women make decision to seek medical help for self-detected breast symptoms: A two-stage help-seeking model (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16: S12-S13.

Lam W.W.T., Law C.C. and Fielding R., Distress in Hong Kong Chinese colorectal cancer patients (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: S82.

Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., Is self-efficacy a predictor of short-term post-surgical adjustment among Chinese women with breast cancer?, Psycho-oncology. 2007, 16: 651-659.

Lam W.W.T., Chan L.L.Y., Fabrizio C.S., Ho E.Y.Y. and Fielding R., Perceived relevance of evidence-based psychosocial clinical practice guidelines for Hong Kong Chinese women with breast cancer: patients' perspective (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: S8.

Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., Protective factors against longer-term psychological distress among Chinese women with breast cancer (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: S82.

Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., The meaning of social support in coping with breast cancer: Perspectives from Chinese women and their spouses (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16: S191.

Lam W.W.T., Chan M., Hung W.K. and Fielding R., Treatment decision difficulties and post-operative distress predict persistence of psychological morbidity in Chinese women following breast cancer surgery., Psychooncology. England, Wiley, 2007, 16: 904-12.

Law C.C., Lam W.W.T., Fu Y.T., Wong K.H. and Fielding R., The Chinese version of the EORTC colorectal cancer-specific quality of life questionnaire module (QLQ-CR38): Validity and reliability (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16: S142.

Law C.C., Lam W.W.T., Fu Y.T., Wong K.H., Sprangers M.A.G. and Fielding R., Validation of the Chinese version of the EORTC colorectal cancer-specific quality-of-life questionnaire module (QLQ-CR38), Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2008, 35(2): 203-213.

Liao Q., Fielding R., Lam W.W.T., Leung G.M. and Jiang C.Q., Live poultry exposure and avian influenza risk perception in Guangzhou, China, 2006 (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 74.

Liao Q., Jiang C.Q. and Fielding R., Live poultry exposure, Guangzhou, China, 2006 (abstract), 2nd East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 17-19 April 2008, Korea. Jeju, Korea, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2008, 113.

McGhee S.M., Yeung R.Y.T., Wong L.C., Chau J., Wong C.M., Ho L.M. and Fielding R., The health benefits of reduced air pollution: Value and trade-offs, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S17-S19.

Wong W.S. and Fielding R., Change in quality of life in Chinese women with breast cancer: changes in psychological distress as a predictor, Supportive Care in Cancer. 2007, 15(11): 1223-1230.

Wong W.S. and Fielding R., Eating ability predicts subsequent quality of life in Chinese patients with breast, liver, lung, or nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A longitudinal analysis (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16(S2): S156-S157.

Wong W.S., Fielding R., Wong C.M. and Hedley A.J., Psychometric properties of the nine-item Chinese patient satisfaction questionnaire (ChPSQ-9) in Chinese liver cancer patients (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16(S2): S157.

Wong W.S., Fielding R., Wong C.M. and Hedley A.J., Psychometric properties of the nine-item Chinese patient satisfaction questionnaire (ChPSQ-9) in Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: 292-299.

Wong W.S. and Fielding R., The association between patient satisfaction and quality of life in Chinese lung and liver cancer patients, Medical Care. 2008, 46(3): 293-302.

Researcher : Fung ROP

List of Research Outputs

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Chan K.H., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Evaluation of the QuickVue influenza A+B rapid diagnostic test in a community setting (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 203.

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Pilot findings of a cluster randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions for influenza prevention in households in Hong Kong (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 84.

Cowling B.J., Fung R.O.P., Cheng K.Y., Fang J., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Pilot findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households in Hong Kong (abstract), X International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections, 28 February - 2 March 2008, Singapore . Singapore, The Macrae Group, 2008, I-2.

Cowling B.J., Fung R.O.P., Cheng K.Y., Fang J., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Chiu B., Lee P., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Preliminary findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2101.

Fabian M.P., McDevitt J.J., Dehaan W.H., Fung R.O.P., Cowling B.J., Chan K.H., Leung G.M. and Milton D.K., Influenza virus in human exhaled breath (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 126.

Researcher : Fung SSW

List of Research Outputs

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong J.P.S., Striegel-Moore R.H., Fung S.S.W., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Correlates of body image disturbances in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys (abstract), 2nd International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 5-6 July 2007, London. London, Whitelands College, Roehampton University, 2007, 23.

Researcher : Galbraith KP

List of Research Outputs

Venning V.J., Johnston J.M., Galbraith K.P. and Leung G.M., Learning from a pilot randomised controlled crossover trial of lecture and tutorial versus problem based learning for evidence based teaching and learning in medical students (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 64-65.

Researcher : Hedley AJ

Project Title:	Human dioxin levels in Hong Kong - a pilot study
Investigator(s):	Hedley AJ, Fielding R, Ngai CSW, Ho PC, Lam TH
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	04/2001

Abstract:

To provide information on (a) Variation in breast milk concentrations of dioxin like compounds (international toxic equivalents) in a representative sample of primaparous nursing mothers recruited in several districts of the SAR. (b) The analyses will be supported by information on past geographical place of residence, usual dietary preferences and intake and other lifestyle factors. (c) Comparison will be made with comparable data from the Asia Pacific region and other data from both the east and west, industrialised and rural areas. (d) An estimate will be made of the contribution which is made to total dioxin intake in the first year of life for an average breast fed infant in Hong Kong.

Project Title:	SARSID: future development of an integrated database for the analysis of the epidemic
Investigator(s):	Hedley AJ
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	VCO SARS Research Fund
Start Date:	07/2003

Abstract:

To use SARSID to support further investigative work with HWFB, the DH and HA, and colleagues in department of virology and respiratory medicine to investigate and quantify several aspects of the Sars epidemic.

List of Research Outputs

Chan W.K., Lai H.K., Thomas G.N., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Short-term effects of air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 69.

Chan W.K., Lai H.K., Hedley A.J., Thomas G.N., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Lam T.H. and Wong C.M., Short-term effects of air pollution on mortality among smokers and never-smokers (abstract), 2nd East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 17-19 April 2008, Korea. Jeju, Korea, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2008, 74.

Chau Y.K., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Trends in respirable suspended particulates chemical subspecies (RSP-CS) before and after an air quality regulation (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 69.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Barron B., Chau Y.K., Chau J., Thach T.Q., Wong T.W., Loh C. and Wong C.M., Air pollution: costs and paths to a solution in Hong Kong--understanding the connections among visibility, air pollution, and health costs in pursuit of accountability, environmental justice, and health protection, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 2008, 71(9-10): 544-554.

Hedley A.J., Can public health research mitigate the air pollution epidemic in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta? (abstract), Health Research Symposium 2007, 29 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, 2007, 10.

Hedley A.J., Clinical epidemiology (Powerpoint presentation), Academic Meeting of the 25th Anniversary of the Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, 30 November 2007. 2007.

Hedley A.J., Distinguished Service Award. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR Government, 2007.

Hedley A.J., Wong C.M. and McGhee S.M., Do we really want clean air
in Hong Kong?: The present – and future indicatives (Powerpoint presentation), EU Green/EFA Delegation meeting, 25 August 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Hedley A.J., Chau Y.K., Wong C.M. and McGhee S.M., Do we really want clean air in Hong Kong? If so what is the most efficient road to pollution abatement (powerpoint presentation), Public Forum on Better Air Quality, Hong Kong People's Council for Sustainable Development, 6 October 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Hedley A.J., Do we really want clean air in Hong Kong?: The false economy of trade-offs in health (abstract), Hong Kong Allergy Convention, 8-9 December 2007, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre . 2007.

Hedley A.J., Evidence and effective action in tobacco control: Why did we fail to complete the loop in Hong Kong? (powerpoint presentation), COSH 20th Anniversary Seminar, 18 April 2008, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health, 2008.

Hedley A.J. and McGhee S.M., Most Outstanding Contribution Award (Public Health), Food and Health Bureau. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR Government, 2007.

Hedley A.J., Named reviewer of various chapters and sections, In: RM Davis, EA Gilpin, B Loken, K Viswanath, MA Wakefield, The role of the media in promoting and reducing tobacco use National Cancer Institute Tobacco Control Monograph Series No.19. Maryland, National Cancer Institute, 2008.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M. and Pow M.A., Quantifying tobacco control policy in Hong Kong (abstract), 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2-4 November 2007, Little Rock, USA. Little Rock, Int'l Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2007, 25.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Chung W.Y., Jiang C.Q. and Wong C.M., Report on air quality and the state of public health in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 90pp.

Hedley A.J., Chau Y.K., Thach T.Q., Chan K.P. and Wong C.M., The health benefits of air quality control: Evidence from Hong Kong and elsewhere (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 55-56.

Hedley A.J., Tobacco control in Hong Kong: An urgent but still neglected priority in public health protection (powerpoint presentation), Rotary Club of Hong Kong Northeast meeting, 9 September 2007. 2007.

Hedley A.J., Tobacco control: A Hong Kong, Asian and global perspective (Powerpoint presentation), Colorado Tobacco Education and Prevention Alliance meeting, 30 October 2007, Colorado, USA. 2007.

Hedley A.J., Wong C.M., Wong T.W. and Lau A., True cost of bad air (presentation), Hong Kong, American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, 2008.

Hui L.L., Hedley A.J., Nelson E.A.S., Malisch R., Wong T.W. and Cowling B.J., Agreement between breast milk dioxin levels by CALUX bioassay and chemical analysis in a population survey in Hong Kong, Chemosphere. 2007, 69: 1287-1294.

Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Hedley A.J., A mega-case-control study on smoking and mortality in Hong Kong. , Health Research Symposium, 30 June 2007, Hong Kong.. 2007.

Lam T.H., Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Abdullah A.S.M., Wong V.T. and Hedley A.J., A randomised controlled trial of a smoking reduction intervention in promoting cessation among Chinese smokers with no intention to quit (abstract), Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 14th Annual Meeting, 27 February - 1 March 2008, Portland, Oregon. Portland, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2008, 121.

Lam T.H., Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Yeung B.W.S., Wong V.T. and Hedley A.J., Gender differences of smokers in a randomized controlled trial of a smoking reduction intervention, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Toabcco or Health. 18 October. 2007, PP01-18.

Leung G.M., Lam T.H., Thach T.Q., Woo P.S., Wong O.L. and Hedley A.J., Mass breast screening is highly inefficient, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4): 332-333.

Loh C., Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Wong C.M., Wong T.W., Ng S. and Lau A., A price too high: The health impacts of air pollution in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 97pp.

McGhee S.M., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Mak K.H., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., A mega-case-control study on smoking & mortality in Hong Kong: Analysis of the data related to passive smoking. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

McGhee S.M., Schooling C.M., Wong L.C., Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Ho D.S.Y., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Does smoking affect hospital use before death?: A comparison of ever- and never-smokers in the last years of life, Medical Care. 2008, 46(6): 614-619.

McGhee S.M., Chau J., Cheung W.L., Ho L.M., Ho D.S.Y., Pow M.A., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., The cost of tobacco-related disease in Hong Kong. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Ou C., Wong C.M., Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M. and Hedley A.J., Do diet habits modify mortality risk associated with air pollution? (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Ou C., Hedley A.J., Chung R.Y.N., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Yang L., Ho D.S.Y., Wong C.M. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic disparities in air pollution-associated mortality, Environmental Research. 2008, 107: 237-244.

Pow M.A. and Hedley A.J., Brand stretching: A major threat to tobacco control in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 3.

Pow M.A., Vackova D., Shetye S.S., Venning V.J., Johnston J.M., Leung G.M. and Hedley A.J., Integrating public health in the clinical setting: The TB clerkship (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 79.

Wong C.M., Rabl A., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Chan K.P., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H., McGhee S.M., Hedley A.J. and Anderson H.R., Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Lai H.K., Ou C., Ho D.S.Y., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Yang L., Chau Y.K., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality?, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2108.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Thach T.Q., Chan K.P., Chau Y.K., Chung R.Y.N., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Lifestyle-modified mortality associated with air pollution: A time-series study, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S13-S16.

Wong C.M., Yang L., Chan K.P., Chiu S.S.S., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Modeling the disease burden of influenza in the topical/subtropical regions (powerpoint presentation), WPRO Informal Consultation on Protocols for Influenza Disease burden Studies 2007, 12-13 November 2007, Manila. Manila, WHO/WPRO, 2007.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chung R.Y.N., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H., Wong T.W. and Hedley A.J., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA) - A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, USA, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Wong T.W., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J., Vichit-Vadakan N., Vajanapoom N. and Ostro B., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA): A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 49-50.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Lee N.W., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(5): 593-598.

Wong W.S., Fielding R., Wong C.M. and Hedley A.J., Psychometric properties of the nine-item Chinese patient satisfaction questionnaire (ChPSQ-9) in Chinese liver cancer patients (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16(S2): S157.

Wong W.S., Fielding R., Wong C.M. and Hedley A.J., Psychometric properties of the nine-item Chinese patient satisfaction questionnaire (ChPSQ-9) in Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: 292-299.

Researcher : Heys M

List of Research Outputs

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(6): 740-746.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S73.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Fielding R., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Childhood growth and adulthood cognition in a rapidly developing Southern Chinese population: The Guangzhou Cohort Biobank Project Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S116.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S85.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 4.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Cowling B.J., Heys M., Janus E.D. and Leung G.M., Growth Environment and Sex Differences in Lipids, Body Shape and Diabetes Risk, PLoS One. 2007, e1070: 2(10).

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Heys M., Lao X., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, American Journal of Public Health. 2007, 97(10): 1834-1841.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Lao X., Adab P., Cowling B.J., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2008, 62: 160-167.

Researcher : Ho DSY

Project Title:	Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (COSH) - youth smoking and health survey 2003
Investigator(s):	Ho DSY
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:	02/2003

Abstract:

To carry out youth smoking and health survey 2003.

List of Research Outputs

Fong D.Y.T., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K., Lam T.H. and Lam C.L.K., Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the SF-12 Health Survey in Chinese Adolescents, Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference. 2008.

Fong D.Y.T., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Evaluation Of Internal Consistency In The Presence Of Inconsistent Responses, Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference. 2008.

Ho D.S.Y., Hong Kong Society of Community Medicine Prize (2006-7). I was the supervisor of 3rd year medical students winning this award., Faculty of Medicine, HKU.. 2007.

Ho D.S.Y., Lai Y.K., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Wong Y.M.B., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Obesity-related risk factors in Hong Kong adolescents (abstract), Frontiers in Biomedical Research HKU 2007, 13 December 2007. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medical, HKU, 55-56.

Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Thomas G.N., Schooling C.M., Fielding R., Janus E.D. and Lam T.H., The relation of chronic cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus to perceived health, and the moderating effects of sex and age, Social Science & Medicine. 2007, 65: 1386-1396.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Ho L.M., McGhee S.M., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Body dissatisfaction among young children: Age and sex differences (abstract in 17th Annual Meeting of the European Childhood Obesity Group, 5-7 July 2007, Athens), Obesity Reviews. 2007, 8 (suppl 3): 10.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Chan V., Mak K.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Milk consumptions is associated with socio-demographical and lifestyle factors among Hong Kong children (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 24.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Chan V., Mak K.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Two-year changes in lifestyle and changes in body mass index in Chinese primary students (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 72.

Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Hedley A.J., A mega-case-control study on smoking and mortality in Hong Kong. , Health Research Symposium, 30 June 2007, Hong Kong.. 2007.

Lam T.H., Chan S.S.C., Abdullah A.S.M., Lo S.T., Yip W.C., Ho D.S.Y., Leung G.M. and Lai W.Y., Smoking and erectile dysfunction among Chinese smokers in Hong Kong: A preliminary analysis, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 October. 2007, PP01-25.

Lam T.H., Schooling C.M., Li Z., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Tham M.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Smoking and mortality in the oldest-old, evidence from a prospective cohort of 56000 Hong Kong Chinese, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007, 55(12): 2090-2091.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong J.P.S., Striegel-Moore R.H., Fung S.S.W., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Correlates of body image disturbances in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys (abstract), 2nd International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 5-6 July 2007, London. London, Whitelands College, Roehampton University, 2007, 23.

Lee W., Stewart S.M., Byrne B.M., Wong J.P.S., Ho D.S.Y., Lee P.W.H. and Lam T.H., Factor structure of the center for epidemiological studies depression scale in Hong Kong adolescents, Journal of Personality Assessment. 2008, 90(2): 175-184.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong P.S.J., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Relation of early sexual maturation to body image disturbance and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys: A prospective study (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Lee W., Stewart S.M., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lee S., Ho D.S.Y., Lee P.W.H., Katzman M.A. and Lam T.H., Validation of the eating disorder diagnostic scale for use with Hong Kong adolescents, International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2007, 40: 569-574.

Lo W.S., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Adolescent misperception of fatness in relation to body weight comments from family, peers and professionals (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 75.

Lo W.S., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Factors associated with Hong Kong adolescents enquiring doctors about their weight status during consultations (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 2.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Physical fitness and weight status among adolescents in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 14.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic differences in non-exercise physical activities among Chinese adolescents (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 75.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Tsang S.H.C., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic factors and obesity among working Chinese in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 2.

McGhee S.M., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Mak K.H., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., A mega-case-control study on smoking & mortality in Hong Kong: Analysis of the data related to passive smoking. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

McGhee S.M., Schooling C.M., Wong L.C., Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Ho D.S.Y., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Does smoking affect hospital use before death?: A comparison of ever- and never-smokers in the last years of life, Medical Care. 2008, 46(6): 614-619.

McGhee S.M., Chau J., Cheung W.L., Ho L.M., Ho D.S.Y., Pow M.A., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., The cost of tobacco-related disease in Hong Kong. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Ou C., Wong C.M., Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M. and Hedley A.J., Do diet habits modify mortality risk associated with air pollution? (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Ou C., Hedley A.J., Chung R.Y.N., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Yang L., Ho D.S.Y., Wong C.M. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic disparities in air pollution-associated mortality, Environmental Research. 2008, 107: 237-244.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Leung G.M., Does economic development contribute to sex differences in ischaemic heart disease mortality? Hong Kong as a natural experiment using a case-control study, BMC Public Health. 2008, 8: 32.

Schooling C.M., Sun W., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Moderate alcohol use and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: A prospective study in older Chinese people, PLoS One. 2008, 3(6): e2370.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Li Z., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Tham M.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Obesity and mortality in a prospective Chinese elderly cohort, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4) Suppl 4: S13-S16.

Sun W., Schooling C.M., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Association of alcohol intake and mortality of elderly people in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 77.

Sun W., Schooling C.M., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Association of alcohol intake and mortality of elderly people in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 21.

Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Lam T.H., Dairy consumption and cancer mortality in Hong Kong Chinese - Lifestyle and Mortality Study (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 78.

Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Lam T.H., Dairy consumption and liver cancer mortality in Hong Kong Chinese: Lifestyle and mortality (LIMOR) study (abstract), 14th Hong Kong International Cancer Congress, 14-16 November 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, 2007, 6.3.

Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Lam T.H., Diet may modify the effect of alcohol consumption on chronic liver diseases and liver cirrhosis mortality - The lifestyle and mortality (LIMOR) study (abstract), Hepatology International. 2008, 2(Suppl 2): S53.

Wong C.M., Lai H.K., Ou C., Ho D.S.Y., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Yang L., Chau Y.K., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality?, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2108.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Lee N.W., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(5): 593-598.

Wong C.N., Chan S.S.C., Fong D.Y.T., Ho D.S.Y. and Lam T.H., The moderating effect of past quit attempts to explain youths' intention to quit smoking, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 19 October. 2007, PP06-20.

Wong J.P.S., Stewart S.M., Ho D.S.Y. and Lam T.H., Risk factors associated with suicide attempts and other self-injury among Hong Kong adolescents, Suicide & Life-threatening Behavior. 2007, 37(4): 453-466.

Wong Y.M.B., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Neighbourhood recreational facilities and meeting physical activity recommendations among Chinese adolescents (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 79.

Researcher : Ho EYY

List of Research Outputs

Fielding R., Bich T.H., Quang L.N., Lam W.W.T., Leung G.M., Tien T.Q., Ho E.Y.Y. and Anh L.V., Live poultry exposures, Hong Kong and Hanoi, 2006, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2007, 13(7): 1065-1067.

Lam W.W.T., Chan L.L.Y., Fabrizio C.S., Ho E.Y.Y. and Fielding R., Perceived relevance of evidence-based psychosocial clinical practice guidelines for Hong Kong Chinese women with breast cancer: patients' perspective (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: S8.

Researcher : Ho LM

List of Research Outputs

Cheng K.Y., Cowling B.J., Ho L.M., Peiris J.S.M., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M. and Leung G.M., Evaluation of a rapid test (QuickVue) by comparing with viral culture for detection of influenza in a sub-tropical community setting (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 110.

Cheng K.Y., Cowling B.J., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Validation of the quickvue rapid diagnostic test for influenza in Hong Kong community (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 12.

Cowling B.J., Ho L.M. and Leung G.M., Effectiveness of control measures during the SARS epidemic in Beijing: a comparison of the Rt curve and the epidemic curve, Epidemiology and Infection. 2008, 136: 562-566.

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Chan K.H., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Evaluation of the QuickVue influenza A+B rapid diagnostic test in a community setting (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 203.

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Pilot findings of a cluster randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions for influenza prevention in households in Hong Kong (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 84.

Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Statistical methods for the early detection of influenza peak seasons (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 8.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Ho L.M., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Birth Weight, Infant Growth, and Childhood Body Mass Index: Hong Kong's Children of 1997 Birth Cohort, Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2008, 162: 212-218.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Ho L.M., Mak K.H., Wong V.C.W. and Leung G.M., Short- and medium-term outcomes of accelerated infant growth in a Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 147.

Kwok M.K., Schooling C.M., Mak K.H., Ho L.M., Leung S.S.L., McGhee S.M., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Early life second hand smoke exposure and serious infectious morbidity during the first eight years: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" birth cohort (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 &14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 72.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Ho L.M., McGhee S.M., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Body dissatisfaction among young children: Age and sex differences (abstract in 17th Annual Meeting of the European Childhood Obesity Group, 5-7 July 2007, Athens), Obesity Reviews. 2007, 8 (suppl 3): 10.

Lau E.H.Y., Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Sentinel influenza surveillance in Hong Kong, Health research symposium 2007, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR. 2007.

Lau E.H.Y., Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Utilization of parallel data streams for prospective influenza surveillance (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 23.

Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Tin Y.K., Schooling C.M. and Lam T.H., Health care consequences of cesarean birth during the first 18 months of life, Epidemiology. 2007, 18: 479-484.

McGhee S.M., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Mak K.H., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., A mega-case-control study on smoking & mortality in Hong Kong: Analysis of the data related to passive smoking. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

McGhee S.M., Schooling C.M., Wong L.C., Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Ho D.S.Y., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Does smoking affect hospital use before death?: A comparison of ever- and never-smokers in the last years of life, Medical Care. 2008, 46(6): 614-619.

McGhee S.M., Chau J., Cheung W.L., Ho L.M., Ho D.S.Y., Pow M.A., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., The cost of tobacco-related disease in Hong Kong. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

McGhee S.M., Yeung R.Y.T., Wong L.C., Chau J., Wong C.M., Ho L.M. and Fielding R., The health benefits of reduced air pollution: Value and trade-offs, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S17-S19.

Song L., Lai H.K., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Ho L.M. and Wong C.M., Effects of influenza activity on mortality in a cohort of elderly people (abstract), 2nd East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 17-19 April 2008, Korea. Jeju, Korea, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2008, 262.

Tarrant A.M., Kwok M.K., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Ho L.M. and Leung G.M., Impact of breastfeeding on hospitalizations from infectious diseases in Hong Kong Chinese children up to eight years of age., Health Research Symposium 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 2007.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Johnston J.M. and Leung G.M., An age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis in Hong Kong (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 166.

Researcher : Hou WK

List of Research Outputs

Hou W.K., Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., Chinese colorectal (CRC) patients' social relationship quality and negative affect (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: S77-S78.

Hou W.K., Fielding R., Lam W.W.T., Law C.C. and Fu Y.T., Development and initial validation of the Chinese Social Relational Qulaity (Ch-SRQ) scale in Chinese colrectal cancer patients (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16: S232-S233.

Hou W.K., Fielding R., Lam W.W.T., Law C.C. and Fu Y.T., Personal resources in the context of cancer diagnosis: The role of positives states of mind in psychological distress and well-being (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16: S226.

Researcher : Hui LL

List of Research Outputs

Hui L.L., Hedley A.J., Nelson E.A.S., Malisch R., Wong T.W. and Cowling B.J., Agreement between breast milk dioxin levels by CALUX bioassay and chemical analysis in a population survey in Hong Kong, Chemosphere. 2007, 69: 1287-1294.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Ho L.M., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Birth Weight, Infant Growth, and Childhood Body Mass Index: Hong Kong's Children of 1997 Birth Cohort, Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2008, 162: 212-218.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Infant growth, birth weight and childhood body mass index; Evidence from a Hong Kong Chinese Birth Cohort (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 19.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Ho L.M., Mak K.H., Wong V.C.W. and Leung G.M., Short- and medium-term outcomes of accelerated infant growth in a Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 147.

Researcher : Jiang CQ

List of Research Outputs

Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Jiang C.Q. and Lam T.H., Clinical practice in smoking cessation and its relationship with tobacco use knowledge and attitude: A comparison of nurses in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 Octobter. 2007, pp01-07.

Chan S.S.C., Jiang C.Q., Guo N., Ip W.Y. and Lam T.H., Establishing a smoking cessation clinic in Guangzhou, China: Preliinary results, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 October. 2007, PP01-13.

Chan S.S.C., Jiang C.Q., Guo N. and Lam T.H., Process evaluation of a smoking cessation clinic in Guangzhou, China: Challenge and opportunities, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 October. 2007, PP01-23.

Chan S.S.C., Guo N., Jiang C.Q., Fong D.Y.T. and Lam T.H., Tobacco control knowledge, attitudes and clinical practice of doctors and nurses in Guangzhou, China., 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health , 19 October 2007.. 2007, PP07-22.

Deng H., Macfarlane D.J., Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Reliability and Validity of the IPAQ-Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2008, 40(2): 303-307.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Chung W.Y., Jiang C.Q. and Wong C.M., Report on air quality and the state of public health in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 90pp.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(6): 740-746.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S73.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Fielding R., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Childhood growth and adulthood cognition in a rapidly developing Southern Chinese population: The Guangzhou Cohort Biobank Project Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S116.

Lao X., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Yin P., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., c-Reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2007, 194: 483-489.

Liao Q., Fielding R., Lam W.W.T., Leung G.M. and Jiang C.Q., Live poultry exposure and avian influenza risk perception in Guangzhou, China, 2006 (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 74.

Liao Q., Jiang C.Q. and Fielding R., Live poultry exposure, Guangzhou, China, 2006 (abstract), 2nd East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 17-19 April 2008, Korea. Jeju, Korea, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2008, 113.

Liao Q., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., The Associations between apolipoprotein-B/apolipoprotein-AI and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 5.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S85.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 4.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Childhood social position and cardiovascular risk in a developing population. The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S128.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Childhood social position and cardiovascular risk in a developing population: The Guangzhou biobank cohort study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 3.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Heys M., Lao X., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, American Journal of Public Health. 2007, 97(10): 1834-1841.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Lao X., Adab P., Cowling B.J., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2008, 62: 160-167.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Life-course origins of social inequalities in metabolic risk in the population of a developign country, American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008, 167(4): 419-428.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Pathways to obesity in a developing population. The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S127-S128.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Pathways to obesity in a developing population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 1.

Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., McGhee S.M., Zhang W., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., Implications of increased weight and waist circumference on vascular risk in an older Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2008, 196(2): 682-688.

Yin P., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H., Lam H.K.B., Miller M.R., Zhang W., Thomas G.N. and Adab P., Passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD among adults in China: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Lancet. 2007, 370: 751-757.

Researcher : Johnston J

Project Title:	Multi-professional education among undergraduate medical and nursing students: effectiveness and acceptability
Investigator(s):	Johnston JM, Leung GM, Chan SSC, Cheng YH, Fielding R
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants
Start Date:	02/2005

Abstract:

To evaluate, using a multimodal approach, the educational effectiveness and acceptability of an interprofessional education intervention for undergraduate physicians and nurses assessing a) interprofessional communication, b) team work and collaborative skills and c) student, tutor and patient/client satisfaction with the learning experience, and d) improved understanding of the roles and perceptions of other professionals.

Researcher : Johnston JM

Project Title:	Multi-professional education among undergraduate medical and nursing students: effectiveness and acceptability
Investigator(s):	Johnston JM, Leung GM, Chan SSC, Cheng YH, Fielding R
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants
Start Date:	02/2005

Abstract:

List of Research Outputs

Collins R.A., Johnston J.M., Chan W.C., Tsang C.S.H. and Lo S.V., Research fund for the control of infectious diseases: Commissioned studies, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 1): S4-10.

Collins R.A., Johnston J.M., Tang A.M.Y., Chan W.C., Tsang C.S.H. and Lo S.V., Summary of research projects supported by the Health Services Research Fund and the Health Care (HSRF) and Promotion Fund (HCPF), Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S4-S8.

Johnston J.M., Leung G.M., McGhee S.M. and Castan-Cameo S., Does waiting time for specialist out-patient appointments affect clinic attendance and doctors shopping in Hong Kong?, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4) Suppl 4: S37-S40.

Johnston J.M., To W.K., Lam W.W.T. and Leung G.M., Lessons learned from a novel undergraduate curriculum in evidence-based practice (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 61-62.

Johnston J.M., Lessons learned from a novel undergraduate curriculum in evidence-based practice (presentation), Frontiers in Biomedical Research HKU 2007, 13 December 2007. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU.

Johnston J.M., Multiprofessional education among undergraduate medical and nursing students: Effectiveness and acceptability (abstract), Association for Medical Education in Europe 2007, 25-29 August 2007, Trondheim, Norway. Trondheim, Association for Medical Education in Europe, 2007, 105.

Johnston J.M., Outstanding Presentation Award, Fourth Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association at Chulalongkorn University, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007.

Kwan P., Johnston J.M., Fung A.Y.K., Chong D.S.Y., Collins R.A. and Lo S.V., A systematic evaluation of payback of publicly funded health and health services research in Hong Kong (abstract), Health Research Symposium 2007, 29 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, 2007, 20.

Kwan P., Johnston J.M., Fung A.Y.K., Chong D.S.Y., Collins R.A. and Lo S.V., A systematic evaluation of payback of publicly funded health and health services research in Hong Kong, BMC Health Services Research. 2007, 7(121): 121.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Chan V., Mak K.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Milk consumptions is associated with socio-demographical and lifestyle factors among Hong Kong children (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 24.

Pow M.A., Vackova D., Shetye S.S., Venning V.J., Johnston J.M., Leung G.M. and Hedley A.J., Integrating public health in the clinical setting: The TB clerkship (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 79.

Shetye S.S., McGhee S.M., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Knowledge, skills and attitudes of medical students at the University of Hong Kong (abstract), 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2-4 November 2007, Little Rock, USA. Little Rock, Int'l Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2007, 74-75.

Shetye S.S., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Knowledge, skills and attitudes of medical students at the University of Hong Kong in relation to smoking cessation (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 80.

Venning V.J., Johnston J.M., Galbraith K.P. and Leung G.M., Learning from a pilot randomised controlled crossover trial of lecture and tutorial versus problem based learning for evidence based teaching and learning in medical students (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 64-65.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., A statistical analysis of social and historical factors affecting tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong, 1961-2005 (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong . Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 13.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis notifications in Hong Kong from 1961 to 2005, Thorax. 2008, 63: 312-315.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Johnston J.M. and Leung G.M., An age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis in Hong Kong (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 166.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., The relationship between socio-historical changes and tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 80.

Researcher : Kwok KO

List of Research Outputs

Kwok K.O., Leung G.M. and Riley S., Influenza in households during pandemics and afterwards (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 155.

Kwok K.O., Leung G.M., Lam W.Y. and Riley S., Using models to identify routes of nosocomial infection: A large hospital outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 1.

Researcher : Kwok MK

List of Research Outputs

Kwok M.K., Schooling C.M., Mak K.H., Ho L.M., Leung S.S.L., McGhee S.M., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Early life second hand smoke exposure and serious infectious morbidity during the first eight years: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" birth cohort (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 &14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 72.

Tarrant A.M., Kwok M.K., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Ho L.M. and Leung G.M., Impact of breastfeeding on hospitalizations from infectious diseases in Hong Kong Chinese children up to eight years of age., Health Research Symposium 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 2007.

Researcher : Lai HK

List of Research Outputs

Chan W.K., Lai H.K., Thomas G.N., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Short-term effects of air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 69.

Chan W.K., Lai H.K., Hedley A.J., Thomas G.N., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Lam T.H. and Wong C.M., Short-term effects of air pollution on mortality among smokers and never-smokers (abstract), 2nd East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 17-19 April 2008, Korea. Jeju, Korea, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2008, 74.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Chung W.Y., Jiang C.Q. and Wong C.M., Report on air quality and the state of public health in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 90pp.

Lai H.K., Jantunen M.J., Kunzli N., Eulinskaya E., Colvile R. and Nieuwenhuijsen M.J., Determinants of indoor benzene in Europe, Atmospheric Environment. 2007, 41: 9128-9135.

Loh C., Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Wong C.M., Wong T.W., Ng S. and Lau A., A price too high: The health impacts of air pollution in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 97pp.

Song L., Lai H.K., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Ho L.M. and Wong C.M., Effects of influenza activity on mortality in a cohort of elderly people (abstract), 2nd East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 17-19 April 2008, Korea. Jeju, Korea, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2008, 262.

Wong C.M., Rabl A., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Chan K.P., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H., McGhee S.M., Hedley A.J. and Anderson H.R., Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Lai H.K., Ou C., Ho D.S.Y., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Yang L., Chau Y.K., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality?, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2108.

Researcher : Lai YK

List of Research Outputs

Fong D.Y.T., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K., Lam T.H. and Lam C.L.K., Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the SF-12 Health Survey in Chinese Adolescents, Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference. 2008.

Fong D.Y.T., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Evaluation Of Internal Consistency In The Presence Of Inconsistent Responses, Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference. 2008.

Ho D.S.Y., Lai Y.K., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Wong Y.M.B., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Obesity-related risk factors in Hong Kong adolescents (abstract), Frontiers in Biomedical Research HKU 2007, 13 December 2007. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medical, HKU, 55-56.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Ho L.M., McGhee S.M., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Body dissatisfaction among young children: Age and sex differences (abstract in 17th Annual Meeting of the European Childhood Obesity Group, 5-7 July 2007, Athens), Obesity Reviews. 2007, 8 (suppl 3): 10.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Chan V., Mak K.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Milk consumptions is associated with socio-demographical and lifestyle factors among Hong Kong children (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 24.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Chan V., Mak K.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Two-year changes in lifestyle and changes in body mass index in Chinese primary students (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 72.

Lo W.S., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Adolescent misperception of fatness in relation to body weight comments from family, peers and professionals (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 75.

Lo W.S., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Factors associated with Hong Kong adolescents enquiring doctors about their weight status during consultations (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 2.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Physical fitness and weight status among adolescents in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 14.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic differences in non-exercise physical activities among Chinese adolescents (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 75.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Tsang S.H.C., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic factors and obesity among working Chinese in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 2.

Wong Y.M.B., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Neighbourhood recreational facilities and meeting physical activity recommendations among Chinese adolescents (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 79.

Researcher : Lam CLH

List of Research Outputs

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Chan K.H., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Evaluation of the QuickVue influenza A+B rapid diagnostic test in a community setting (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 203.

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Pilot findings of a cluster randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions for influenza prevention in households in Hong Kong (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 84.

Researcher : Lam HKB

List of Research Outputs

Yin P., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H., Lam H.K.B., Miller M.R., Zhang W., Thomas G.N. and Adab P., Passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD among adults in China: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Lancet. 2007, 370: 751-757.

Researcher : Lam TH

Project Title:	A prospective study on environmental tobacco smoke and hospitalisation due to respiratory illness in a birth cohort in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Betson CL
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:	04/1996

Abstract:

To study whether new born babies who are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke have higher incidence of hospitalisation due to respiratory illnesses during the first 18 months of life than those who are not exposed; to study whether breast-feeding is a protective factor for the ETS hazards.

Project Title:	A prospective study on environmental tobacco smoke and hospitalisation due to respiratory illness in a birth cohort in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Betson CL
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:	04/1996

Abstract:

Project Title:	A mega-case-control study (20,000 deaths and 30,000 controls) on smoking and mortality in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Hedley AJ, Ho DSY
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:	12/1997

Abstract:

To study smoking and mortality in Hong Kong.

Project Title:	A study on passive smoking and chromosome damage in lymphocytes in umbilical blood in Guangzhou
Investigator(s):	Lam TH
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control - General Award
Start Date:	01/1998

Abstract:

To study whether there is an increase in DNA damage in lymphocytes in umbilical blood of new borns of mothers who were exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.

Project Title:	Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - youth smoking survey
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Ho DSY
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:	04/1999

Abstract:

To measure the smoking prevalence of Form 1 to 3 students in Hong Kong in 1999; to compare the smoking prevalence in Form 1 to 3 students in 1994 and 1999 in the same schools; to study other factors cross-sectionally associated with smoking, such as kno wledge, attitudes and other behaviours in the 1999 database; such factors can be analyzed as baseline risk factors in future follow-up study.

Project Title:	Smoke free restaurant survey 1999
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Ho DSY, Chan BHY
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:	11/1999

Abstract:

To describe the public's knowledge, attitudes towards and opinions on legislation by Government about non-smoking areas in restaurants; the prevalence of exposure of the public to ETS in restaurants and its influence on the health of restaurant patrons and their use of restaurants; and the public's perceptions of the hazards of smoking and passive smoking. The results of this second study were compared with those in the first study completed in 1995.

Project Title:	A telephone follow-up survey on self-reported work-related illness and peceived hazards in occupational safety and health in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Ho DSY
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Occupational Safety and Health Council - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:	01/2000

Abstract:

To measure the changes in the self-reported work-related illness and perceived hazards in occupational safety and health in Hong Kong since the baseline survey in 1997-1998; to set up a network of households for future prospective studies on occupationa l safety and health.

Project Title:	Life style and molecular epidemiology studies
Investigator(s):	Lam TH
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:	09/2000

Abstract:

To provide permanent liquid nitrogen storage facilities for storing blood samples for biochemical and genetic studies on human diseases.

Project Title:	A prospective study of major risk factors and mortality in the clients of the Hong Kong elderly health services
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Leung GM, Ho KS
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:	02/2002

Abstract:

To describe the baseline major risk factors, including smoking, alcohol drinking physical activity, body mass index, blood pressure and cholesterol, to analyse their inter-relationships, and to examine the risks of mortality (overall, cardiovascular disease and cancer) by different levels of the risk factors after an average follow-up of about 3.5 years.

Project Title:	A 3-year follow up study on health-related lifestyle practices and their predictor factors in Hong Kong adults
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Ho DSY, Chan BHY
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	11/2002

Abstract:

To describe the health-related lifestyle practices, health status, and intention to promote health in a cohort of Hong Kong adults at 3 years after baseline interview; to examine changes in health-related lifestyle practices over three years in the cohort; to test hypotheses that demographic and behavioural characteristics at baseline predict changes in health-related lifestyle practices, and the changes in each lifestyle practice is relation to changes in other practices.

Project Title:	A randomised controlled trial on smoking cessation and adherence intervention on patients with erectile dysfunction
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Ho LM, Abdullah ASM, Chan SSC, Ho DSY, Leung GM
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
Start Date:	11/2003

Abstract:

To test a) the effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention (counselling and nicotine replacement therapy, NRT) among patients with erectile dysfunction (ED), and b) the effectiveness of adherence intervention in producing a higher adherence rate and higher quit rate.

Project Title:	A population based, longitudinal study of eating disturbances in Hong Kong Chinese boys and girls
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Stewart SM, Ho DSY, Leung GM, Wong JPS, Lee PWH
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
Start Date:	01/2005

Abstract:

To obtain longitudinal population wide information regarding the prevalence of eating disturbances in secondary school boys and girls in Hong Kong; to extend the dual pathway model (an existing model of disordered eating behaviors) to a rapidly changing culture by assessing the effect of modernization and its hypothesized mediators on the key components of the model; and to assess the predictive value of the mediators to changes in eating disturbances at two year follow-up; to obtain information on psychiatric diagnoses and sub-clinical symptoms for a selected sub-sample who show symptoms of eating disturbance.

Project Title:	Proposal for seed fund for URC strategic research themes on public health
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Ho DCW, Lo ECM, Macfarlane DJ, Au TKF, MacPherson KL
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding for Strategic Research Theme
Start Date:	05/2005

Abstract:

Obesity is an emerging epidemic in China. The environment we live has a profound influence on our behaviour, yet the contextual features of the physical activity and dietary environment have largely been neglected. Changing current obesogenic behaviour, particularly in those with chronic disease, relies very much on understanding more about how the individual, the family, the school, the neighbourhood and urban form, as well as commercial, cultural and social practices of a society interact to mould behavioural choices. Serveral interdisciplinary groups who have an interest in investigating various aspects of the obesogenic environment and its interaction with chronic disease are formed.

Project Title:	A 3 -year follow-up study of the Hong Kong population health survey cohort on overweight and obesity and its related behavioural factors
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Ho DSY, Thomas GN, Cowling BJ
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	10/2006

Abstract:

To compare the 2003/04 Hong Kong Population Health Survey baseline data of overweight/obesity and related behavioural risk factors with follow up data to identify changes in the cohort after 3 years; to estimate 3-year cumulative incidence of overweight/obesity; to examine baseline predictors of overweight/obesity and changes in BMI and waist circumference at 3-year follow-up; to examine baseline predictors of overweight/obesity related behaviours at 3-year follow-up.

List of Research Outputs

Barzi F., Huxley R., Jamrozik K., Lam T.H., Ueshima H., Gu D., Kim H.C. and Woodward M., Association of smoking and smoking cessation with major causes of mortality in the Asia Pacific Region: the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Tobacco Control. 2008, 17(3): 166-172.

Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., A randomised controlled trial of a health education intervention provided by nurses to mothers of sick children, Hong Kong Medical Journal. Hong Kong, 2007, 13(4): 25-27.

Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Lau C.P., Wong V. and Lam T.H., A randomized controlled trial on a smoking cessation intervention among cardiac outpatients: Stage of readiness to quit smoking over time, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 19 October. 2007, PP07-01.

Chan S.S.C., So K.W., Wong C.N. and Lam T.H., Building an integrated model of tobacco control education in the nursing curriculum: Findings of a students' survey, Journal of Nursing Education. 2008, 47(5): 223-226.

Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Jiang C.Q. and Lam T.H., Clinical practice in smoking cessation and its relationship with tobacco use knowledge and attitude: A comparison of nurses in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 Octobter. 2007, pp01-07.

Chan S.S.C., Wong E.M.Y., Yeung B.W.S., Leung Y.P., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Effectiveness of a gender-specific smoking cessation service for woman smokers in Hong Kong: Preliminary results, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 October. 2007, pp01-11.

Chan S.S.C., Jiang C.Q., Guo N., Ip W.Y. and Lam T.H., Establishing a smoking cessation clinic in Guangzhou, China: Preliinary results, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 October. 2007, PP01-13.

Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Lau C.P., Wong V. and Lam T.H., Evaluating the effectiveness of a stage-specific smoking cessation intervention for cardiac outpatients: A randomized controlled trial, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 October. 2007, PP01-14.

Chan S.S.C., Wong C.N., Leung A.Y.M., Mak Y.W., Fong D.Y.T., Lam D.O.B. and Lam T.H., Implementation of Youth Quitline: An experience in Hong Kong, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 14th Annual Meeting, February 27 to March 1, 2008, Portland, Oregon, USA. 2008, 123.

Chan S.S.C., Jiang C.Q., Guo N. and Lam T.H., Process evaluation of a smoking cessation clinic in Guangzhou, China: Challenge and opportunities, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 October. 2007, PP01-23.

Chan S.S.C., Wong E.M.Y., Yeung B.W.S., Leung Y.P., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Publicity strategies in promoting smoking cessation to woman smokers in the community: A Hong Kong experience, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 19 October. 2007, PP06-13.

Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Lau C.P., Wong V. and Lam T.H., Relationship between previous quit attempts and psychology in quitting among Chinese smoking cardiac patients in Hong Kong, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 14th Annual Meeting, February 27 to March 1, 2008, Portland, Oregon, USA. 2008, 6.

Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Ip W.Y., Lau A.H.L., Wong C.N., Yeung B.W.S. and Lam T.H., Short term effect of the new anti-smoking legislation on smoking cessation related behaviours among smokers in Hong Kong: A cross sectional study, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 19 October. 2007, PP02-11.

Chan S.S.C., Fu C.Y., Leung Y.P., Leung G.M., Wong E.M.Y. and Lam T.H., The effectiveness of smoking cessation counseling training in changing the knowledge, attitudes and practice of staff and volunteers of community woman organisations in Hong Kong, Society for Reserach on Nicotine and Tobacco 14th Annual Meeting, February 27 to March 1, 2008, Portland, Oregon, USA. 2008, 6.

Chan S.S.C., Wong C.N. and Lam T.H., The short-term impact of the anti-smoking legislation in recruiting teenage smokers in Hong Kong, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 20 October. 2007, FP05-06.

Chan S.S.C., Guo N., Jiang C.Q., Fong D.Y.T. and Lam T.H., Tobacco control knowledge, attitudes and clinical practice of doctors and nurses in Guangzhou, China., 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health , 19 October 2007.. 2007, PP07-22.

Chan S.S.C., Leung A.Y.M., Lam D.O.B., Mak Y.W., Fong D.Y.T., Wong C.N. and Lam T.H., Youth Quitline: An accessible telephone-based smoking cessation hotline for youth, Health Research Symposium 2007: Building bridges between research, practice and policy, Hong Kong. 29 September. 2007.

Chan W.K., Lai H.K., Hedley A.J., Thomas G.N., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Lam T.H. and Wong C.M., Short-term effects of air pollution on mortality among smokers and never-smokers (abstract), 2nd East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 17-19 April 2008, Korea. Jeju, Korea, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2008, 74.

Chen R.Q., Cao K., Lam T.H. and Wong C.M., Symptom characteristics of Kidney-Yin deficiency and Kidney-Yang deficiency in Hong Kong Chinese midlife women, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2008, 14(5): 457-460.

Chen R.Q., Wong C.M., Cao K. and Lam T.H., The Development Of A Questionnaire For Diagnostic Evaluation Of Kidney-Yin Deficiency And Kidney-Yang Deficiency, In: Felix Wong, Basil Roufogalis , Third International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research. Sydney, Australia, International Society for Complementary Medicine Research, 2008, 27.

Chen R.Q., Lam C.L.K., Wong C.M., Cao K. and Lam T.H., The HRQoL measured by SF-12 in Hong Kong Chinese Middle Aged Women with Kidney Deficiency Syndrome, 2008 Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference . 2008.

Chen R.Q., Wong C.M., Cao K. and Lam T.H., The measurement properties of a kidney deficiency syndrome questionnaire in Hong Kong Chinese midlife women (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 146.

Cheung B.M.Y., Ong K.L., Cheung R.V., Wong L.Y.F., Wat N.M.S., Tam S., Leung G.M., Cheng C.H., Woo J., Janus E.D., Lau C.P., Lam T.H. and Lam K.S.L., Association between plasma alkaline phosphatase and C-reactive protein in Hong Kong Chinese, Clin Chem Lab Med. 2008, 46: 523-7.

Cheung B.M.Y., Wat N.M.S., Tam S., Thomas G.N., Leung G.M., Cheng C.H., Woo J., Janus E.D., Lau C.P., Lam T.H. and Lam K.S.L., Components of the metabolic syndrome predictive of its development: a 6-year longitudinal study in Hong Kong Chinese, Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2008, 68: 730-7.

Cheung B.M.Y., Wat N.M.S., Man Y.B., Tam S., Cheng C.H., Leung G.M., Woo J., Janus E.D., Lau C.P., Lam T.H. and Lam K.S.L., Relationship between the metabolic syndrome and the development of hypertension in the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Study-2 (CRISPS2), Am J Hypertens. 2008, 21: 17-22.

Cheung W.L., Wong L.C., Schooling C.M., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Lam T.H. and McGhee S.M., Life expectancy among older never and ever smokers in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 7.

Chui H.W., Lee A.M., Lau S.M.S.M., Fong D.Y.T., Lee P.W.H., Stewart S.M. and Lam T.H., Family factors, depression and high-risk behaviours among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong, Paper presented at the World Psychiatric Association International Congress 2007, Nov 28 - Dec 1, 2007, Melbourne, Australia. 2007.

Chui H.W., Lee A.M., Fong D.Y.T., Lee P.W.H., Stewart S.M. and Lam T.H., Moderating effects of family factors on the relationship between traditionality-modernity and high-risk behaviours, Paper presented at the 12th Postgraduate Symposium, Dec 14, 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Chui H.W., Lee A.M., Fong D.Y.T., Stewart S.M., Lee P.W.H. and Lam T.H., The impact of traditionality and individualism on problem behaviors among Hong Kong adolescents, World Mental Health Conference. 2007.

Deng H., Macfarlane D.J., Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Reliability and Validity of the IPAQ-Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2008, 40(2): 303-307.

Fong D.Y.T., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K., Lam T.H. and Lam C.L.K., Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the SF-12 Health Survey in Chinese Adolescents, Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference. 2008.

Fong D.Y.T., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Evaluation Of Internal Consistency In The Presence Of Inconsistent Responses, Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference. 2008.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(6): 740-746.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S73.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Fielding R., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Childhood growth and adulthood cognition in a rapidly developing Southern Chinese population: The Guangzhou Cohort Biobank Project Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S116.

Ho D.S.Y., Lai Y.K., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Wong Y.M.B., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Obesity-related risk factors in Hong Kong adolescents (abstract), Frontiers in Biomedical Research HKU 2007, 13 December 2007. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medical, HKU, 55-56.

Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Thomas G.N., Schooling C.M., Fielding R., Janus E.D. and Lam T.H., The relation of chronic cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus to perceived health, and the moderating effects of sex and age, Social Science & Medicine. 2007, 65: 1386-1396.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Ho L.M., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Birth Weight, Infant Growth, and Childhood Body Mass Index: Hong Kong's Children of 1997 Birth Cohort, Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2008, 162: 212-218.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Infant growth, birth weight and childhood body mass index; Evidence from a Hong Kong Chinese Birth Cohort (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 19.

Huxley R., Barzi F., Lee C.M.Y., Janus E., Lam T.H., Caterson I., Lear S., Patel J., Shaw J., Adam J., Oh S.W., Kang J.H., Zimmer P. and Woodward M., Is central obesity a better discriminator of the risk of hypertension than body mass index in ethnically diverse populations?, Journal of Hypertension. 2008, 26(2): 169-177.

Huxley R., Barzi F., Lee C.M.Y., Lear S., Shaw J., Lam T.H., Caterson I., Azizi F., Petal J., Suriyawongpaisal P., Oh S.W., Kang J.H., Gill T., Zimmet P., James P.T. and Woodward M., Waist circumference thresholds provide an accurate and widely applicable method for the discrimination of diabetes, Diabetes Care. 2007, 30(12): 3116-3118.

Kwok M.K., Schooling C.M., Mak K.H., Ho L.M., Leung S.S.L., McGhee S.M., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Early life second hand smoke exposure and serious infectious morbidity during the first eight years: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" birth cohort (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 &14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 72.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Ho L.M., McGhee S.M., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Body dissatisfaction among young children: Age and sex differences (abstract in 17th Annual Meeting of the European Childhood Obesity Group, 5-7 July 2007, Athens), Obesity Reviews. 2007, 8 (suppl 3): 10.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Chan V., Mak K.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Milk consumptions is associated with socio-demographical and lifestyle factors among Hong Kong children (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 24.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Chan V., Mak K.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Two-year changes in lifestyle and changes in body mass index in Chinese primary students (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 72.

Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Hedley A.J., A mega-case-control study on smoking and mortality in Hong Kong. , Health Research Symposium, 30 June 2007, Hong Kong.. 2007.

Lam T.H., Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Abdullah A.S.M., Wong V.T. and Hedley A.J., A randomised controlled trial of a smoking reduction intervention in promoting cessation among Chinese smokers with no intention to quit (abstract), Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 14th Annual Meeting, 27 February - 1 March 2008, Portland, Oregon. Portland, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2008, 121.

Lam T.H., Distinguished Service Award. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR Government, 2007.

Lam T.H., Excellent Research Award. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR Government, 2007.

Lam T.H., Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Yeung B.W.S., Wong V.T. and Hedley A.J., Gender differences of smokers in a randomized controlled trial of a smoking reduction intervention, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Toabcco or Health. 18 October. 2007, PP01-18.

Lam T.H., Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Mak Y.W., Leung A.Y.M. and Chan K.K., General health promotion action and major health related lifestyle behaviors between current, former and never smokers among adults in Hong Kong (abstract), Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 14th Annual Meeting, 27 February - 1 March 2008, Portland, Oregon. Portland, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2008, 17.

Lam T.H., Health services research funding for smoking and related projects, outputs and tobacco control in Hong Kong (abstract), Health Research Symposium 2007, 29 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, 2007, 9.

Lam T.H. and et al , IARC Handbooks of cancer prevention, Tobacco control, Vol. 11: Reversal of risk after quitting smoking. Lyon, France, IARC, World Health Organization, 2007, pp. 358.

Lam T.H. and et al , Protection from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke : policy recommendations. France, World Health Organization, 2007, pp 50.

Lam T.H., Chan S.S.C., Abdullah A.S.M., Lo S.T., Yip W.C., Ho D.S.Y., Leung G.M. and Lai W.Y., Smoking and erectile dysfunction among Chinese smokers in Hong Kong: A preliminary analysis, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 October. 2007, PP01-25.

Lam T.H., Schooling C.M., Li Z., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Tham M.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Smoking and mortality in the oldest-old, evidence from a prospective cohort of 56000 Hong Kong Chinese, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007, 55(12): 2090-2091.

Lao X., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Yin P., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., c-Reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2007, 194: 483-489.

Lee K.C., Chiu T.T.W. and Lam T.H., The role of fear-avoidance beliefs in patients with neck pain: Relationships with current and future disability and work capacity, Clinical Rehabilitation. 2007, 21: 812-821.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong J.P.S., Striegel-Moore R.H., Fung S.S.W., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Correlates of body image disturbances in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys (abstract), 2nd International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 5-6 July 2007, London. London, Whitelands College, Roehampton University, 2007, 23.

Lee W., Stewart S.M., Byrne B.M., Wong J.P.S., Ho D.S.Y., Lee P.W.H. and Lam T.H., Factor structure of the center for epidemiological studies depression scale in Hong Kong adolescents, Journal of Personality Assessment. 2008, 90(2): 175-184.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong P.S.J., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Relation of early sexual maturation to body image disturbance and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys: A prospective study (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Lee W., Stewart S.M., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lee S., Ho D.S.Y., Lee P.W.H., Katzman M.A. and Lam T.H., Validation of the eating disorder diagnostic scale for use with Hong Kong adolescents, International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2007, 40: 569-574.

Leung C.C., Lam T.H., Chan W.M., Yew W.W., Ho K.S., Leung G.M., Law W.S., Tam C.M., Chan C.K. and Chang K.C., Diabetic control and risk of tuberculosis: A cohort study, American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008, 167(2): 1486-1494.

Leung C.C., Lam T.H. and Yew W.W., Smoking and Tuberculosis: Infection, Disease, and Mortality (letter), Archives of Internal Medicine. 2007, 167: 2008-2009.

Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Tin Y.K., Schooling C.M. and Lam T.H., Health care consequences of cesarean birth during the first 18 months of life, Epidemiology. 2007, 18: 479-484.

Leung G.M., Lam T.H., Thach T.Q., Woo P.S., Wong O.L. and Hedley A.J., Mass breast screening is highly inefficient, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4): 332-333.

Leung Y.P., Chan S.S.C., Lau C.P., Wong V. and Lam T.H., Confirmatory factor analyses of three versions of the perceived stress scale (PSS) in Chinese smoking cardiac patients, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 October. 2007, pp01-08.

Leung Y.P., Chan S.S.C., Fong D.Y.T., Guo N. and Lam T.H., Relationship between prior training in tobacco control and knowledge, attitudes and clinical practice among health care professionals in Guangzhou, China, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 14th Annual Meeting, February 27 to March 1, 2008, Portland, Oregon, USA. USA, 2008, 4.

Liao Q., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., The Associations between apolipoprotein-B/apolipoprotein-AI and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 5.

Lo W.S., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Adolescent misperception of fatness in relation to body weight comments from family, peers and professionals (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 75.

Lo W.S., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Factors associated with Hong Kong adolescents enquiring doctors about their weight status during consultations (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 2.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Physical fitness and weight status among adolescents in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 14.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic differences in non-exercise physical activities among Chinese adolescents (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 75.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Tsang S.H.C., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic factors and obesity among working Chinese in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 2.

Mak Y.W., Chan S.S.C., Lam T.H., Mak K.H. and Leung S., A Randomized Controlled Trial On Brief Telephone Counseling On Household Smoking Restriction And Smoking Cessation Among Parents With Young Children: A Pilot Study., 1 st Hong Kong Nursing Forum. 2007.

Mak Y.W., Chan S.S.C., Mak K.H., Leung S. and Lam T.H., A randomized controlled trial brief telephone counseling on household smoking restriction and smoking cessation among parents with young children: a pilot study. , Second Hong Kong Nursing Forum: 24 May 2008 . Hong Kong, 2008.

Mak Y.W., Chan S.S.C., Wong V., Kwok R., Dai D., Abdullah A.S.M. and Lam T.H., Gender specific predictors of smoking cessation in public hospital smoking cessation centres in Hong Kong, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 October. 2007, FP04-04.

Mak Y.W., Chan K.K., Chan S.S.C., Leung Y.P., Leung A.Y.M. and Lam T.H., General health promotion action and major health related lifestyle behaviors among current, former and never smoking adults in Hong Kong. , Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 14th Annual Meeting. Feb 27–Mar 1, 2008 . Portland, OR, 2008.

McGhee S.M., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Mak K.H., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., A mega-case-control study on smoking & mortality in Hong Kong: Analysis of the data related to passive smoking. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

McGhee S.M., Schooling C.M., Wong L.C., Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Ho D.S.Y., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Does smoking affect hospital use before death?: A comparison of ever- and never-smokers in the last years of life, Medical Care. 2008, 46(6): 614-619.

McGhee S.M., Chau J., Cheung W.L., Ho L.M., Ho D.S.Y., Pow M.A., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., The cost of tobacco-related disease in Hong Kong. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Nakamura K., Barzi F., Lam T.H., Huxley R., Feigin V.L., Ueshima H., Woo J., Gu D.F., Ohkubo T., Lawes C.M.M., Suh I. and Woodward M., Cigarette smoking, systolic blood pressure, and cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region, Stroke. 2008, 39(6): 1694-1702.

Ong K.L., Leung Y.H., Wong L.Y.F., Cherny S.S., Sham P.C., Lam T.H., Lam K.S.L. and Cheung B.M.Y., Association of F11 receptor gene polymorphisms with central obesity and blood pressure, J Intern Med.. 2008, 263: 322-32.

Ong K.L., Leung Y.H., Wong L.Y.F., Cherny S.S., Sham P.C., Lam T.H., Lam K.S.L. and Cheung B.M.Y., Association of a polymorphism in the lipin 1 gene with systolic blood pressure in men, Am J Hypertens. 2008, 21: 539-45.

Ou C., Wong C.M., Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M. and Hedley A.J., Do diet habits modify mortality risk associated with air pollution? (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Ou C., Hedley A.J., Chung R.Y.N., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Yang L., Ho D.S.Y., Wong C.M. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic disparities in air pollution-associated mortality, Environmental Research. 2008, 107: 237-244.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S85.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 4.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Childhood social position and cardiovascular risk in a developing population. The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S128.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Childhood social position and cardiovascular risk in a developing population: The Guangzhou biobank cohort study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 3.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Leung G.M., Does economic development contribute to sex differences in ischaemic heart disease mortality? Hong Kong as a natural experiment using a case-control study, BMC Public Health. 2008, 8: 32.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Cowling B.J., Heys M., Janus E.D. and Leung G.M., Growth Environment and Sex Differences in Lipids, Body Shape and Diabetes Risk, PLoS One. 2007, e1070: 2(10).

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Heys M., Lao X., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, American Journal of Public Health. 2007, 97(10): 1834-1841.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Lao X., Adab P., Cowling B.J., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2008, 62: 160-167.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Life-course origins of social inequalities in metabolic risk in the population of a developign country, American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008, 167(4): 419-428.

Schooling C.M., Sun W., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Moderate alcohol use and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: A prospective study in older Chinese people, PLoS One. 2008, 3(6): e2370.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Li Z., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Tham M.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Obesity and mortality in a prospective Chinese elderly cohort, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4) Suppl 4: S13-S16.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Pathways to obesity in a developing population. The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S127-S128.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Pathways to obesity in a developing population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 1.

Shetye S.S., McGhee S.M., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Knowledge, skills and attitudes of medical students at the University of Hong Kong (abstract), 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2-4 November 2007, Little Rock, USA. Little Rock, Int'l Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2007, 74-75.

Shetye S.S., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Knowledge, skills and attitudes of medical students at the University of Hong Kong in relation to smoking cessation (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 80.

Sun W., Schooling C.M., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Association of alcohol intake and mortality of elderly people in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 77.

Sun W., Schooling C.M., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Association of alcohol intake and mortality of elderly people in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 21.

Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., McGhee S.M., Zhang W., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., Implications of increased weight and waist circumference on vascular risk in an older Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2008, 196(2): 682-688.

Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Lam T.H., Dairy consumption and cancer mortality in Hong Kong Chinese - Lifestyle and Mortality Study (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 78.

Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Lam T.H., Dairy consumption and liver cancer mortality in Hong Kong Chinese: Lifestyle and mortality (LIMOR) study (abstract), 14th Hong Kong International Cancer Congress, 14-16 November 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, 2007, 6.3.

Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Lam T.H., Diet may modify the effect of alcohol consumption on chronic liver diseases and liver cirrhosis mortality - The lifestyle and mortality (LIMOR) study (abstract), Hepatology International. 2008, 2(Suppl 2): S53.

Wat N.M.S., Lam T.H., Janus E.D. and Lam K.S.L., Impaired glucose tolerance as a risk factor for diabetes mellitus and hypertension in the Hong Kong Chinese population: a 5-year prospective study, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S20-S22.

Wipfli H., Tang E.A., Acien A.N., Kim S., Onicescu G., Yuan J., Breysse P., Samet J.M., Chan S.S.C., Lam T.H., Mak Y.W. and FAMRI Home Study Investigators , Secondhand smoke exposure among women and children: evidence from 31 countries, American Journal of Public Health . 2008, 98(4).: 672 - 679.

Wong C.M., Rabl A., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Chan K.P., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H., McGhee S.M., Hedley A.J. and Anderson H.R., Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Lai H.K., Ou C., Ho D.S.Y., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Yang L., Chau Y.K., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality?, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2108.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Thach T.Q., Chan K.P., Chau Y.K., Chung R.Y.N., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Lifestyle-modified mortality associated with air pollution: A time-series study, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S13-S16.

Wong C.M., Yang L., Chan K.P., Chiu S.S.S., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Modeling the disease burden of influenza in the topical/subtropical regions (powerpoint presentation), WPRO Informal Consultation on Protocols for Influenza Disease burden Studies 2007, 12-13 November 2007, Manila. Manila, WHO/WPRO, 2007.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chung R.Y.N., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H., Wong T.W. and Hedley A.J., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA) - A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, USA, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Wong T.W., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J., Vichit-Vadakan N., Vajanapoom N. and Ostro B., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA): A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 49-50.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Lee N.W., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(5): 593-598.

Wong C.N., Chan S.S.C., Fong D.Y.T., Leung A.Y.M., Mak Y.W., Lam D.O.B. and Lam T.H., Stage transitions of smoking cessation among Chinese youth who called the Youth Quitline in Hong Kong, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 14th Annual Meeting, February 27 to March 1, 2008, Portland, Oregon, USA. 2008, 121.

Wong C.N., Chan S.S.C., Fong D.Y.T., Ho D.S.Y. and Lam T.H., The moderating effect of past quit attempts to explain youths' intention to quit smoking, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 19 October. 2007, PP06-20.

Wong J.P.S., Stewart S.M., Ho D.S.Y. and Lam T.H., Risk factors associated with suicide attempts and other self-injury among Hong Kong adolescents, Suicide & Life-threatening Behavior. 2007, 37(4): 453-466.

Wong P.S.J., Stewart S.M., Claassen C.A., Lee P.W.H., Rao U. and Lam T.H., Repeat suicide attempts in Hong Kong community adolescents, Social Science & Medicine. 2008, 66: 232-241.

Wong Y.M.B., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Neighbourhood recreational facilities and meeting physical activity recommendations among Chinese adolescents (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 79.

Woo J., Cheung B.M.Y., Ho S., Sham A. and Lam T.H., Influence of dietary pattern on the development of overweight in a Chinese population, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2008, online: 1-8.

Yin P., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H., Lam H.K.B., Miller M.R., Zhang W., Thomas G.N. and Adab P., Passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD among adults in China: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Lancet. 2007, 370: 751-757.

Researcher : Lam TP

List of Research Outputs

Lee A.M., Lam T.P., Chong C.S.Y., Chu L.W. and Chan S.Y., A study of androgen deficiency and its relationship with psychological factors in Hong Kong, Poster presented at the World Psychiatric Association International Congress 2007, Nov 28 - Dec 1, 2007, Melbourne, Australia. 2007.

Researcher : Lam WWT

List of Research Outputs

Fielding R., Bich T.H., Quang L.N., Lam W.W.T., Leung G.M., Tien T.Q., Ho E.Y.Y. and Anh L.V., Live poultry exposures, Hong Kong and Hanoi, 2006, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2007, 13(7): 1065-1067.

Fielding R. and Lam W.W.T., Reducing avian influenza risk: A qualitative exploration of issues in Hong Kong, Health Education. 2007, 107(5): 437-447.

Hou W.K., Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., Chinese colorectal (CRC) patients' social relationship quality and negative affect (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: S77-S78.

Hou W.K., Fielding R., Lam W.W.T., Law C.C. and Fu Y.T., Development and initial validation of the Chinese Social Relational Qulaity (Ch-SRQ) scale in Chinese colrectal cancer patients (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16: S232-S233.

Hou W.K., Fielding R., Lam W.W.T., Law C.C. and Fu Y.T., Personal resources in the context of cancer diagnosis: The role of positives states of mind in psychological distress and well-being (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16: S226.

Johnston J.M., To W.K., Lam W.W.T. and Leung G.M., Lessons learned from a novel undergraduate curriculum in evidence-based practice (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 61-62.

Lam W.W.T., Tsuchiya M., Fielding R., Chan M., Chan S.W.W. and Or A., Chinese women make decision to seek medical help for self-detected breast symptoms: A two-stage help-seeking model (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16: S12-S13.

Lam W.W.T., Law C.C. and Fielding R., Distress in Hong Kong Chinese colorectal cancer patients (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: S82.

Lam W.W.T., Hiroomi Kawano New Investigator Award. London, International Psycho-Oncology Society, 2007.

Lam W.W.T., Hirromi Kawano Award Lecture "Does satisfaction with treatment decision making predcit pscyhological morbidity in Chinese women follwoing breat cancer surgery?", The International Psycho-onoclogy Society. 2007.

Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., Is self-efficacy a predictor of short-term post-surgical adjustment among Chinese women with breast cancer?, Psycho-oncology. 2007, 16: 651-659.

Lam W.W.T., Chan L.L.Y., Fabrizio C.S., Ho E.Y.Y. and Fielding R., Perceived relevance of evidence-based psychosocial clinical practice guidelines for Hong Kong Chinese women with breast cancer: patients' perspective (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: S8.

Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., Protective factors against longer-term psychological distress among Chinese women with breast cancer (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: S82.

Lam W.W.T., Psychosocial issues in breast cancer patients., Breast Cancer Nursing Seminar 22-23 Feb, 2008. Organized by Department of Surgery, Tung Wah Hospital, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong. 2008.

Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., The meaning of social support in coping with breast cancer: Perspectives from Chinese women and their spouses (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16: S191.

Lam W.W.T., Chan M., Hung W.K. and Fielding R., Treatment decision difficulties and post-operative distress predict persistence of psychological morbidity in Chinese women following breast cancer surgery., Psychooncology. England, Wiley, 2007, 16: 904-12.

Law C.C., Lam W.W.T., Fu Y.T., Wong K.H. and Fielding R., The Chinese version of the EORTC colorectal cancer-specific quality of life questionnaire module (QLQ-CR38): Validity and reliability (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16: S142.

Law C.C., Lam W.W.T., Fu Y.T., Wong K.H., Sprangers M.A.G. and Fielding R., Validation of the Chinese version of the EORTC colorectal cancer-specific quality-of-life questionnaire module (QLQ-CR38), Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2008, 35(2): 203-213.

Liao Q., Fielding R., Lam W.W.T., Leung G.M. and Jiang C.Q., Live poultry exposure and avian influenza risk perception in Guangzhou, China, 2006 (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 74.

Researcher : Lao X

List of Research Outputs

Deng H., Macfarlane D.J., Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Reliability and Validity of the IPAQ-Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2008, 40(2): 303-307.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(6): 740-746.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S73.

Lao X., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Yin P., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., c-Reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2007, 194: 483-489.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Heys M., Lao X., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, American Journal of Public Health. 2007, 97(10): 1834-1841.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Lao X., Adab P., Cowling B.J., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2008, 62: 160-167.

Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., McGhee S.M., Zhang W., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., Implications of increased weight and waist circumference on vascular risk in an older Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2008, 196(2): 682-688.

Researcher : Lau EHY

List of Research Outputs

Lau E.H.Y., Leung C.Y.H., Zhang L., Cowling B.J., Mak S.P., Guan Y., Leung G.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Effect of interventions on influenza a (H9N2) isolation in Hong Kong's live poultry markets, 1999-2005, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2007, 13(9): 1340-1347.

Lau E.H.Y., Leung C.Y.H., Zhang L., Cowling B.J., Mak S.P., Guan Y., Leung G.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Minimizing risk of avian influenza: The effect of interventions on H9N2 influenza isolation in live poultry markets, 1999-2005 (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 5.

Lau E.H.Y., Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Sentinel influenza surveillance in Hong Kong, Health research symposium 2007, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR. 2007.

Lau E.H.Y., Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Utilization of parallel data streams for prospective influenza surveillance (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 23.

Yang L., Wong C.M., Lau E.H.Y., Chan K.P., Ou C. and Peiris J.S.M., Synchrony of clinical and laboratory surveillance for influenza in Hong Kong, PLoS ONE. 2008, 3(1): e1399.

Yang L., Wong C.M., Lau E.H.Y. and Peiris J.S.M., Syndhronous oscillation of influenza virus activity and influenza-like illness (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 151.

Yip P.S.F., Lam K.F., Xu Y., Chau P.H., Xu J., Chang W., Peng Y., Liu Z., Xie X. and Lau E.H.Y., Reconstruction of the Infection Curve for SARS epidemic in Beijing, China using a Back-Projection Method, In: Prof. N. Balakrishnan, Communications in Statistics – Simulation and Computation. Philadelphia, US, Taylor & Francis, 2008, 37: 425-433.

Researcher : Lee W

List of Research Outputs

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong J.P.S., Striegel-Moore R.H., Fung S.S.W., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Correlates of body image disturbances in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys (abstract), 2nd International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 5-6 July 2007, London. London, Whitelands College, Roehampton University, 2007, 23.

Lee W., Stewart S.M., Byrne B.M., Wong J.P.S., Ho D.S.Y., Lee P.W.H. and Lam T.H., Factor structure of the center for epidemiological studies depression scale in Hong Kong adolescents, Journal of Personality Assessment. 2008, 90(2): 175-184.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong P.S.J., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Relation of early sexual maturation to body image disturbance and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys: A prospective study (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Lee W., Stewart S.M., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lee S., Ho D.S.Y., Lee P.W.H., Katzman M.A. and Lam T.H., Validation of the eating disorder diagnostic scale for use with Hong Kong adolescents, International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2007, 40: 569-574.

Researcher : Leung CC

List of Research Outputs

Leung C.C., Lam T.H., Chan W.M., Yew W.W., Ho K.S., Leung G.M., Law W.S., Tam C.M., Chan C.K. and Chang K.C., Diabetic control and risk of tuberculosis: A cohort study, American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008, 167(2): 1486-1494.

Leung C.C., Lam T.H. and Yew W.W., Smoking and Tuberculosis: Infection, Disease, and Mortality (letter), Archives of Internal Medicine. 2007, 167: 2008-2009.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., A statistical analysis of social and historical factors affecting tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong, 1961-2005 (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong . Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 13.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis notifications in Hong Kong from 1961 to 2005, Thorax. 2008, 63: 312-315.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., The relationship between socio-historical changes and tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 80.

Researcher : Leung GM

Project Title:	Evidence-based practice (EBP) learning in the undergraduate medical curriculum - where is the evidence?
Investigator(s):	Leung GM, Fielding R, Ho LM, Johnston JM, Lam TH
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants
Start Date:	01/2003

Abstract:

To evaluate, using a multimodal approach, the effectiveness and acceptability of an integrated undergraduate evidence-based practice curriculum assessing a) knowledge, attitudes and practice of EBP, b) acquisition of EBP skills through module-based assessments and summative examinations, c) demonstrated ability in applying EBP to a clinical problem and d) student and tutor satisfaction with the EBP programme.

Project Title:	The development and validation of a clinical prediction rule for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Investigator(s):	Leung GM, Hedley AJ, Lam TH
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:	06/2004

Abstract:

To develop and validate a clinical prediction rule for diagnosis that would accurately identify patients with SARS at the point of first contact with the health care system and to assess the predictive accuracy of this rule.

Project Title:	A cost-effectiveness analysis of mammography screening in Hong Kong Chinese using state-transition Markov modelling
Investigator(s):	Leung GM, Lam CLK, Wong OL
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	08/2005

Abstract:

To assess the health consequences, costs, and cost-effectiveness of population-based mammography screening in Hong Kong Chinese women. Our primary hypothesis is that unlike in Western poopulations, mammography screening is nt cost-effective in the local context. However, given the continuing upward trend in the incidence of breast cancer, a parallel aim is to establish a set of epidemiologic threshold parameters beyond which screening should be re-evaluated.

Project Title:	Short- and medium-term outcomes of accelerated infant growth in Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort
Investigator(s):	Leung GM, Schooling CM, Thomas GN, Ho LM, Mak KH
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	10/2005

Abstract:

To determin the effect of infant growth rates on markers of ill-health and cardiovascular risk

Project Title:	Horizontal equity in health care utilization in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Leung GM, Lo SV
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Public Policy Research
Start Date:	01/2006

Abstract:

To assess and explain horizontal equity of health care utilization, specifically analyzing causes of variations in equity of utilization across income groups.

Project Title:	A controlled trial of masks and hand hygiene for reducing influenza transmission
Investigator(s):	Leung GM, Cowling BJ, Peiris JSM, Ho LM
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID)
Start Date:	09/2006

Abstract:

To assess the efficacy of face masks and/or hand hygiene in reducing household transmission of influenza.

Project Title:	Long-term care cost drivers and expenditure projection to 2033
Investigator(s):	Leung GM, Chan WS, Lo SV
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Public Policy Research
Start Date:	04/2007

Abstract:

To assess key demographic and non-demographic cost drivers of LTC spending and to derive reliable quantitative estimates of expenditure projection to 2033. Specifically, we will estimate three key linked outcomes that determine LTC spending: 1) the future numbers of older people requiring LTC; 2) the likely level of demand for LTC services and disability benefits for old people; and 3) the costs, by financing source, associated with this demand.

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.K., Wong O.L., Tin Y.K., Fung A., Lo S.V. and Leung G.M., Quality of inpatient care in Hong Kong: A population-based, cross-sectional study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 10.

Chan S.S.C., Wong E.M.Y., Yeung B.W.S., Leung Y.P., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Effectiveness of a gender-specific smoking cessation service for woman smokers in Hong Kong: Preliminary results, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 October. 2007, pp01-11.

Chan S.S.C., Wong E.M.Y., Yeung B.W.S., Leung Y.P., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Publicity strategies in promoting smoking cessation to woman smokers in the community: A Hong Kong experience, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 19 October. 2007, PP06-13.

Chan S.S.C., Fu C.Y., Leung Y.P., Leung G.M., Wong E.M.Y. and Lam T.H., The effectiveness of smoking cessation counseling training in changing the knowledge, attitudes and practice of staff and volunteers of community woman organisations in Hong Kong, Society for Reserach on Nicotine and Tobacco 14th Annual Meeting, February 27 to March 1, 2008, Portland, Oregon, USA. 2008, 6.

Chan Y.K., Ching C.Y.J., Xu M.S., Cheung A.N.Y., Yip S.P., Lam L.Y.C., Lai S.T., Chu C.M., Wong A.T.Y., Song Y., Huang F., Liu W., Chung P.H., Leung G.M., Chow E.Y.D., Chan E.Y.T., Chan J.C.K., Ngan H.Y.S., Tam P.K.H., Chan L.C., Sham P.C., Chan V.S.F., Peiris J.S.M., Lin S.C.L. and Khoo U.S., Association of ICAM3 Genetic Variant with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2007, 196: 271-280.

Cheng K.Y., Cowling B.J., Ho L.M., Peiris J.S.M., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M. and Leung G.M., Evaluation of a rapid test (QuickVue) by comparing with viral culture for detection of influenza in a sub-tropical community setting (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 110.

Cheng K.Y., Cowling B.J., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Validation of the quickvue rapid diagnostic test for influenza in Hong Kong community (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 12.

Cheung B.M.Y., Wat N.M.S., Tam S., Thomas G.N., Leung G.M., Cheng C.H., Woo J., Janus E.D., Lau C.P., Lam T.H. and Lam K.S.L., Components of the metabolic syndrome predictive of its development: a 6-year longitudinal study in Hong Kong Chinese, Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2008, 68: 730-7.

Cheung B.M.Y., Wat N.M.S., Man Y.B., Tam S., Cheng C.H., Leung G.M., Woo J., Janus E.D., Lau C.P., Lam T.H. and Lam K.S.L., Relationship between the metabolic syndrome and the development of hypertension in the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Study-2 (CRISPS2), Am J Hypertens. 2008, 21: 17-22.

Chung R.Y.N., Tin Y.K., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Projection of long-term care costs related to the aging population structure in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007.

Chung R.Y.N., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Projection of long-term care costs related to the aging population structure in Hong Kong (poster presentation), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 10.

Cowling B.J., Ho L.M. and Leung G.M., Effectiveness of control measures during the SARS epidemic in Beijing: a comparison of the Rt curve and the epidemic curve, Epidemiology and Infection. 2008, 136: 562-566.

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Chan K.H., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Evaluation of the QuickVue influenza A+B rapid diagnostic test in a community setting (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 203.

Cowling B.J., Cheng K.Y., Fung R.O.P., Fang J., Lam C.L.H., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Pilot findings of a cluster randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions for influenza prevention in households in Hong Kong (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 84.

Cowling B.J., Fung R.O.P., Cheng K.Y., Fang J., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Pilot findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households in Hong Kong (abstract), X International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections, 28 February - 2 March 2008, Singapore . Singapore, The Macrae Group, 2008, I-2.

Cowling B.J., Fung R.O.P., Cheng K.Y., Fang J., Chan K.H., Seto W.H., Yung R., Chiu B., Lee P., Uyeki T.M., Houck P.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Preliminary findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2101.

Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Statistical methods for the early detection of influenza peak seasons (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 8.

Doorslaer E.V., O'Donnell O., Rannan-Eliya R.P., Somanathan A., Adhikari S.R., Garg C.C., Harbianto D., Herrin A.N., Huq M.N., Ibragimova S., Karan A., Lee T.J., Leung G.M., Lu J.R., Ng C.W., Pande B.R., Racelis R., Tao S., Tin Y.K., Tisayaticom K., Trisnantoro L., Vasavid C. and Zhao Y., Catastrophic payments for health care in Asia, Health economics. 2007, 16(11): 1159-1184.

Fabian M.P., McDevitt J.J., Dehaan W.H., Fung R.O.P., Cowling B.J., Chan K.H., Leung G.M. and Milton D.K., Influenza virus in human exhaled breath (abstract), 6th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16-19 March 2008, Atlanta, USA. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, 126.

Fielding R., Bich T.H., Quang L.N., Lam W.W.T., Leung G.M., Tien T.Q., Ho E.Y.Y. and Anh L.V., Live poultry exposures, Hong Kong and Hanoi, 2006, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2007, 13(7): 1065-1067.

Gray S. and Leung G.M., It is a great privilege to take on editorship of the Journal of Public Health, Journal of Public Health. 2008, 30(1): 1.

Guan Y., Chen H., Li K.S., Riley S., Leung G.M., Webster R., Peiris J.S.M. and Yuen K.Y., A model to control the epidemic of H5N1 influenza at the source., BMC Infectious Diseases. 2007, 13;7: 132.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(6): 740-746.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S73.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Fielding R., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Childhood growth and adulthood cognition in a rapidly developing Southern Chinese population: The Guangzhou Cohort Biobank Project Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S116.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Ho L.M., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Birth Weight, Infant Growth, and Childhood Body Mass Index: Hong Kong's Children of 1997 Birth Cohort, Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2008, 162: 212-218.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Infant growth, birth weight and childhood body mass index; Evidence from a Hong Kong Chinese Birth Cohort (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 19.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Ho L.M., Mak K.H., Wong V.C.W. and Leung G.M., Short- and medium-term outcomes of accelerated infant growth in a Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 147.

Johnston J.M., Leung G.M., McGhee S.M. and Castan-Cameo S., Does waiting time for specialist out-patient appointments affect clinic attendance and doctors shopping in Hong Kong?, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4) Suppl 4: S37-S40.

Johnston J.M., To W.K., Lam W.W.T. and Leung G.M., Lessons learned from a novel undergraduate curriculum in evidence-based practice (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 61-62.

Kwok K.O., Leung G.M. and Riley S., Influenza in households during pandemics and afterwards (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 155.

Kwok K.O., Leung G.M., Lam W.Y. and Riley S., Using models to identify routes of nosocomial infection: A large hospital outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 1.

Kwok M.K., Schooling C.M., Mak K.H., Ho L.M., Leung S.S.L., McGhee S.M., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Early life second hand smoke exposure and serious infectious morbidity during the first eight years: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" birth cohort (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 &14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 72.

Lai T.Y.Y., Wong V.W.Y., Lam R.F., Cheng A.C.O., Lam D.S.C. and Leung G.M., Quality of reporting of key methodological items of randomized controlled trials in clinical ophthalmic journals, Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 2007, 14: 390-398.

Lam T.H., Chan S.S.C., Abdullah A.S.M., Lo S.T., Yip W.C., Ho D.S.Y., Leung G.M. and Lai W.Y., Smoking and erectile dysfunction among Chinese smokers in Hong Kong: A preliminary analysis, 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health. 18 October. 2007, PP01-25.

Lam T.H., Schooling C.M., Li Z., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Tham M.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Smoking and mortality in the oldest-old, evidence from a prospective cohort of 56000 Hong Kong Chinese, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007, 55(12): 2090-2091.

Lam T.P., Lam C.L.K., Lai C.L., Yuen R.M.F., Fong D.Y.T., Leung G.M. and McGhee S.M., Health-related Quality of Life of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection. Oral, 2008 Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference. Guangzhou, China, 2008.

Lam T.P., Lam C.L.K., Leung G.M., McGhee S.M., Lai C.L., Yuen R.M.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Validity and psychometrics of the Chinese (Hong Kong) version of the chronic liver disease questionnaire. Poster, 2007 International Society for Quality of Life Research Annual meeting. Toronto, Canada, 2007.

Lam T.P., Lam C.L.K., Leung G.M., McGhee S.M., Lai C.L., Yuen R.M.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Validity and psychometrics of the Chinese (Hong Kong) version of the chronic liver disease questionnaire, Quality of Life Research. 2007, A-48, Abstract #1472.

Lau E.H.Y., Leung C.Y.H., Zhang L., Cowling B.J., Mak S.P., Guan Y., Leung G.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Effect of interventions on influenza a (H9N2) isolation in Hong Kong's live poultry markets, 1999-2005, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2007, 13(9): 1340-1347.

Lau E.H.Y., Leung C.Y.H., Zhang L., Cowling B.J., Mak S.P., Guan Y., Leung G.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Minimizing risk of avian influenza: The effect of interventions on H9N2 influenza isolation in live poultry markets, 1999-2005 (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 5.

Lau E.H.Y., Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Sentinel influenza surveillance in Hong Kong, Health research symposium 2007, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR. 2007.

Lau E.H.Y., Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Utilization of parallel data streams for prospective influenza surveillance (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 23.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong J.P.S., Striegel-Moore R.H., Fung S.S.W., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Correlates of body image disturbances in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys (abstract), 2nd International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 5-6 July 2007, London. London, Whitelands College, Roehampton University, 2007, 23.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong P.S.J., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Relation of early sexual maturation to body image disturbance and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys: A prospective study (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Leung C.C., Lam T.H., Chan W.M., Yew W.W., Ho K.S., Leung G.M., Law W.S., Tam C.M., Chan C.K. and Chang K.C., Diabetic control and risk of tuberculosis: A cohort study, American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008, 167(2): 1486-1494.

Leung G.M., 2008 Health Care Reform & Supplementary Financing Forum, 17 May 2008, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kogn Federation of Women, 2008.

Leung G.M., Different means to different ends - Hong Kong's choices for supplementary health financing (presentation), Product launch seminar held by AIA, 18 April 2008, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, American International Assurance, 2008.

Leung G.M., Early alert systems in infectious disease surveillance (powerpoint presentation), "Improvement of the Early Surveillance Ability of the Public Health Emergencies" Workshop on 23-25 July 2007 in Wuhan. Wuhan, World Health Organization, 2007.

Leung G.M., Emerging threats in public health - 4 epidemics in the 21st century (abstract and powerpoint presentation), 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Public Health, 3-5 July 2007, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia, College of Public Health Medicine, 2007, 9.

Leung G.M., Epidemiology and risk factors, 6th Biennial Meeting of the Asian Breast Cancer Society, 20-22 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Asian Breast Cancer Society, 2007.

Leung G.M., Excellent Research Award. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR Government, 2007.

Leung G.M., Findings from the first implementation of standards-based health accounts in OECD and developing Asia: Similarities and differences (session chair), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 62.

Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Tin Y.K., Schooling C.M. and Lam T.H., Health care consequences of cesarean birth during the first 18 months of life, Epidemiology. 2007, 18: 479-484.

Leung G.M., Health financing in Hong Kong: Mandatory scheme, health insurance or both (presentation), Conduct Seminar on Health Financing, 13 March 2008, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, The College of Nursing Management Hong Kong, 2008.

Leung G.M., Health policy networks: Greater China within East Asia(presentation), Regional Health Financing Seminar: Strategic Choices for Better Results, 4-5 February 2008, Bangkok. Bangkok, Health Team of World Bank East Asia, 2008.

Leung G.M., Health sector reform from first principles - An equanimous look at the evidence (abstract) (Powerpoint presentation), International Conference on Health Care Financing, 3-4 November 2007, Hong Kong . Hong Kong, Management Society for Healthcare Professionals, 2007, 16-17.

Leung G.M., Healthcare Reform Consultation Forum, 16 May 2008, Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Health Service Executives. Hong Kong, 2008.

Leung G.M., Tin Y.K., Yeung G.M.K., Leung E.S.K., Tsui E.L.H., Lam D.W.S., Tsang C.S.H., Fung A.Y.K. and Lo S.V., Hong Kong's domestic health spending - financial years 1989/90 through 2004/05, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14(Suppl 2): S2-23.

Leung G.M., Introduction by moderators (presentation), CHP Symposium : Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, 18-19 January 2008, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Centre for Health Protection, 2008, 8.

Leung G.M., Lam T.H., Thach T.Q., Woo P.S., Wong O.L. and Hedley A.J., Mass breast screening is highly inefficient, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4): 332-333.

Leung G.M. and Gray S., Musings on chekhov, Journal of Public Health. 2008, 30(2): 117-118.

Leung G.M., Session "Medical oncology" (Chairman), 13th Hong Kong Medical Forum, 3 May 2008, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Department of Medicine, HKU, 2008.

Leung G.M., The epidemiology and control of influenza (powerpoint presentation), 4th Pasteur-Asia Virology Course, 9-27 July 2007, University of Hong Kong . Hong Kong, HKU-Pasteur Research Centre, 2007.

Leung G.M., The inextricable link: Service-academic partnership for the public's health (abstract and powerpoint presentation), Hospital Authority Convention 2008, 5-6 May 2008, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hospital Authority, 2008, 65.

Leung G.M., To err is human: Doctors are human too - What spin doctors know and real ones don't (powerpoint presentation), Hong Kong Colllege of Emergency Medicine - Evidence Based Medicine, 15 April 2008, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong Colllege of Emergency Medicine, 2008.

Leung G.M., Translating statistics and mathematics into health protection: Hong Kong's baptism (powerpoint presentation), Workshop on Mathematical Models for the Study of the Infection Dynamics of Emergent and Re-emergent Diseases in Humans, 22 - 26 Oct 2007, Singapore. Singapore, Institute for Mathematical Sciences, 2007.

Leung G.M., Kim S.O., Lu R.J., Chang H.Y. and Tin Y.K., Variations in methods and data sources for private expenditure estimates in Asia-Pacific region: Findings from the RCHSP green paper project and implications (abstract), 5th Global National Health Accounts Symposium, 6-7 July 2007, Lund. Lund, Swedish Institute for Health Economics, 2007, 20.

Leung G.M., Vocational outcomes of an integrated supported employment programme for individuals with persistent and severe mental illness (powerpoint presentation), Health Research Symposium 2007, 29 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, 2007, 17.

Leung G.M., Young Alumni Award of Merit for the year 2007. Hong Kong, University of Western Ontario, 2007.

Liao Q., Fielding R., Lam W.W.T., Leung G.M. and Jiang C.Q., Live poultry exposure and avian influenza risk perception in Guangzhou, China, 2006 (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 74.

McGhee S.M., Schooling C.M., Wong L.C., Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Ho D.S.Y., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Does smoking affect hospital use before death?: A comparison of ever- and never-smokers in the last years of life, Medical Care. 2008, 46(6): 614-619.

O'Donnell O., van Doorslaer E., Rannan-Eliya R.P., Somanathan A., Adhikari S.R., Akkazieva B., Harbianto D., Garg C.C., Hanvoravongchai P., Herrin A.N., Huq M.N., Ibragimova S., Karan A., Kwon S., Leung G.M., Lu J.R., Ohkusa Y., Pande B.R., Racelis R., Tin Y.K., Tisayaticom K., Trisnantoro L., Wan Q., Yang B.M. and Zhao Y., Who pays for health care in Asia?, Journal of Health Economics. 2008, 27: 460-75.

Pitzer V.E., Leung G.M. and Lipsitch M., Estimating variability in the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome to household contacts in Hong Kong, China, American Journal of Epidemiology. 2007, 166: 355-363.

Pow M.A., Vackova D., Shetye S.S., Venning V.J., Johnston J.M., Leung G.M. and Hedley A.J., Integrating public health in the clinical setting: The TB clerkship (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 79.

Rannan-Eliya R. and Leung G.M., Puncturing pessimism: The success of old-fashioned tax-funded systems (abstract and presentation), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 66.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S85.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 4.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Childhood social position and cardiovascular risk in a developing population. The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S128.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Childhood social position and cardiovascular risk in a developing population: The Guangzhou biobank cohort study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 3.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Leung G.M., Does economic development contribute to sex differences in ischaemic heart disease mortality? Hong Kong as a natural experiment using a case-control study, BMC Public Health. 2008, 8: 32.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Cowling B.J., Heys M., Janus E.D. and Leung G.M., Growth Environment and Sex Differences in Lipids, Body Shape and Diabetes Risk, PLoS One. 2007, e1070: 2(10).

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Heys M., Lao X., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, American Journal of Public Health. 2007, 97(10): 1834-1841.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Life-course origins of social inequalities in metabolic risk in the population of a developign country, American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008, 167(4): 419-428.

Schooling C.M., Sun W., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Moderate alcohol use and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: A prospective study in older Chinese people, PLoS One. 2008, 3(6): e2370.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Li Z., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Tham M.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Obesity and mortality in a prospective Chinese elderly cohort, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4) Suppl 4: S13-S16.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Pathways to obesity in a developing population. The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S127-S128.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Pathways to obesity in a developing population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 1.

Sun W., Schooling C.M., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Association of alcohol intake and mortality of elderly people in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 77.

Sun W., Schooling C.M., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Association of alcohol intake and mortality of elderly people in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 21.

Tarrant A.M., Kwok M.K., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Ho L.M. and Leung G.M., Impact of breastfeeding on hospitalizations from infectious diseases in Hong Kong Chinese children up to eight years of age., Health Research Symposium 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 2007.

Tin Y.K., Chan W.S., Fong P.W. and Leung G.M., Micro-simulation of implementing medical saving accounts in Hong Kong (abstract and presentation), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 57.

Venning V.J., Johnston J.M., Galbraith K.P. and Leung G.M., Learning from a pilot randomised controlled crossover trial of lecture and tutorial versus problem based learning for evidence based teaching and learning in medical students (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 64-65.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort projections of breast cancer incidence in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 22.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort projections of breast cancer incidence in a rapidly transitioning Chinese population, International Journal of Cancer. 2007, 121: 1556-1563.

Wong O.L., Kuntz K.M., Cowling B.J., Lam C.L.K. and Leung G.M., Cost effectiveness of mammography screening for Chinese women in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 7.

Wong O.L., Kuntz K.M., Cowling B.J., Lam C.L.K. and Leung G.M., Cost effectiveness of mammography screening for Chinese women, cancer. 2007, 110: 885-895.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Kuntz K.M., Schooling C.M., Lam C.L.K. and Leung G.M., How will future changes in breast cancer incidence affect the cost-effectiveness of mammography screening in Hong Kong? (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 27.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Lo S.V. and Leung G.M., Neighbourhood income inequality and health status in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional, multilevel analysis (abstract and presentation), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 61.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Understanding population history imprinting on cancer risk by age-period-cohort decomposition (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 150.

Woo P.S., Cheung T.K., Kuntz K., Lam E., Wong B. and Leung G.M., Cost-effectiveness of population-based screening for colorectal cancer in Hong Kong Chinese (abstract and presentation), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 50.

Wu J.T.K., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Spatial considerations for the allocation of pre-pandemic influenza vaccination in the United States, Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society. 2007, 274(1627): 2811-2817.

Wu J.T.K., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Using early combination chemotherapy to reduce the spread of antiviral resistance during the next influenza pandemic, INFORMS Annual Meeting 2007. Seattle.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., A statistical analysis of social and historical factors affecting tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong, 1961-2005 (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong . Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 13.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis notifications in Hong Kong from 1961 to 2005, Thorax. 2008, 63: 312-315.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Johnston J.M. and Leung G.M., An age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis in Hong Kong (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 166.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., The relationship between socio-historical changes and tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 80.

Researcher : Li Z

List of Research Outputs

Lam T.H., Schooling C.M., Li Z., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Tham M.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Smoking and mortality in the oldest-old, evidence from a prospective cohort of 56000 Hong Kong Chinese, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007, 55(12): 2090-2091.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Li Z., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Tham M.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Obesity and mortality in a prospective Chinese elderly cohort, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4) Suppl 4: S13-S16.

Researcher : Liao Q

List of Research Outputs

Liao Q., Fielding R., Lam W.W.T., Leung G.M. and Jiang C.Q., Live poultry exposure and avian influenza risk perception in Guangzhou, China, 2006 (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 74.

Liao Q., Jiang C.Q. and Fielding R., Live poultry exposure, Guangzhou, China, 2006 (abstract), 2nd East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 17-19 April 2008, Korea. Jeju, Korea, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2008, 113.

Liao Q., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., The Associations between apolipoprotein-B/apolipoprotein-AI and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 5.

Researcher : Lo SV

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.K., Wong O.L., Tin Y.K., Fung A., Lo S.V. and Leung G.M., Quality of inpatient care in Hong Kong: A population-based, cross-sectional study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 10.

Collins R.A., Johnston J.M., Chan W.C., Tsang C.S.H. and Lo S.V., Research fund for the control of infectious diseases: Commissioned studies, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 1): S4-10.

Collins R.A., Johnston J.M., Tang A.M.Y., Chan W.C., Tsang C.S.H. and Lo S.V., Summary of research projects supported by the Health Services Research Fund and the Health Care (HSRF) and Promotion Fund (HCPF), Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S4-S8.

Kwan P., Johnston J.M., Fung A.Y.K., Chong D.S.Y., Collins R.A. and Lo S.V., A systematic evaluation of payback of publicly funded health and health services research in Hong Kong (abstract), Health Research Symposium 2007, 29 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, 2007, 20.

Kwan P., Johnston J.M., Fung A.Y.K., Chong D.S.Y., Collins R.A. and Lo S.V., A systematic evaluation of payback of publicly funded health and health services research in Hong Kong, BMC Health Services Research. 2007, 7(121): 121.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Lo S.V. and Leung G.M., Neighbourhood income inequality and health status in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional, multilevel analysis (abstract and presentation), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 61.

Researcher : Lo WS

List of Research Outputs

Fong D.Y.T., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K., Lam T.H. and Lam C.L.K., Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the SF-12 Health Survey in Chinese Adolescents, Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference. 2008.

Fong D.Y.T., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Evaluation Of Internal Consistency In The Presence Of Inconsistent Responses, Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference. 2008.

Ho D.S.Y., Lai Y.K., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Wong Y.M.B., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Obesity-related risk factors in Hong Kong adolescents (abstract), Frontiers in Biomedical Research HKU 2007, 13 December 2007. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medical, HKU, 55-56.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Ho L.M., McGhee S.M., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Body dissatisfaction among young children: Age and sex differences (abstract in 17th Annual Meeting of the European Childhood Obesity Group, 5-7 July 2007, Athens), Obesity Reviews. 2007, 8 (suppl 3): 10.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Chan V., Mak K.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Milk consumptions is associated with socio-demographical and lifestyle factors among Hong Kong children (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 24.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Chan V., Mak K.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Two-year changes in lifestyle and changes in body mass index in Chinese primary students (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 72.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong J.P.S., Striegel-Moore R.H., Fung S.S.W., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Correlates of body image disturbances in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys (abstract), 2nd International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 5-6 July 2007, London. London, Whitelands College, Roehampton University, 2007, 23.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong P.S.J., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Relation of early sexual maturation to body image disturbance and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys: A prospective study (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Lo W.S., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Adolescent misperception of fatness in relation to body weight comments from family, peers and professionals (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 75.

Lo W.S., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Factors associated with Hong Kong adolescents enquiring doctors about their weight status during consultations (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 2.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Physical fitness and weight status among adolescents in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 14.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic differences in non-exercise physical activities among Chinese adolescents (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 75.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Tsang S.H.C., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic factors and obesity among working Chinese in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 2.

Wong Y.M.B., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Neighbourhood recreational facilities and meeting physical activity recommendations among Chinese adolescents (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 79.

Researcher : Lu RJ

List of Research Outputs

Leung G.M., Kim S.O., Lu R.J., Chang H.Y. and Tin Y.K., Variations in methods and data sources for private expenditure estimates in Asia-Pacific region: Findings from the RCHSP green paper project and implications (abstract), 5th Global National Health Accounts Symposium, 6-7 July 2007, Lund. Lund, Swedish Institute for Health Economics, 2007, 20.

Researcher : Ma SSL

List of Research Outputs

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q. and Ma S.S.L., A pilot study to elucidate and validate public health-related environmental effect estimates from statistical modelling of daily health outcome counts, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S9-S12.

Researcher : Mak KH

List of Research Outputs

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Ho L.M., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Birth Weight, Infant Growth, and Childhood Body Mass Index: Hong Kong's Children of 1997 Birth Cohort, Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2008, 162: 212-218.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Infant growth, birth weight and childhood body mass index; Evidence from a Hong Kong Chinese Birth Cohort (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 19.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Ho L.M., Mak K.H., Wong V.C.W. and Leung G.M., Short- and medium-term outcomes of accelerated infant growth in a Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 147.

Kwok M.K., Schooling C.M., Mak K.H., Ho L.M., Leung S.S.L., McGhee S.M., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Early life second hand smoke exposure and serious infectious morbidity during the first eight years: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" birth cohort (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 &14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 72.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Chan V., Mak K.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Milk consumptions is associated with socio-demographical and lifestyle factors among Hong Kong children (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 24.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Chan V., Mak K.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Two-year changes in lifestyle and changes in body mass index in Chinese primary students (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 72.

Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Hedley A.J., A mega-case-control study on smoking and mortality in Hong Kong. , Health Research Symposium, 30 June 2007, Hong Kong.. 2007.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong J.P.S., Striegel-Moore R.H., Fung S.S.W., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Correlates of body image disturbances in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys (abstract), 2nd International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 5-6 July 2007, London. London, Whitelands College, Roehampton University, 2007, 23.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong P.S.J., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Relation of early sexual maturation to body image disturbance and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys: A prospective study (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

McGhee S.M., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Mak K.H., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., A mega-case-control study on smoking & mortality in Hong Kong: Analysis of the data related to passive smoking. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Leung G.M., Does economic development contribute to sex differences in ischaemic heart disease mortality? Hong Kong as a natural experiment using a case-control study, BMC Public Health. 2008, 8: 32.

Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Lam T.H., Dairy consumption and cancer mortality in Hong Kong Chinese - Lifestyle and Mortality Study (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 78.

Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Lam T.H., Dairy consumption and liver cancer mortality in Hong Kong Chinese: Lifestyle and mortality (LIMOR) study (abstract), 14th Hong Kong International Cancer Congress, 14-16 November 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, 2007, 6.3.

Researcher : Mak KK

List of Research Outputs

Fong D.Y.T., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K., Lam T.H. and Lam C.L.K., Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the SF-12 Health Survey in Chinese Adolescents, Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference. 2008.

Fong D.Y.T., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Evaluation Of Internal Consistency In The Presence Of Inconsistent Responses, Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference. 2008.

Ho D.S.Y., Lai Y.K., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Wong Y.M.B., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Obesity-related risk factors in Hong Kong adolescents (abstract), Frontiers in Biomedical Research HKU 2007, 13 December 2007. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medical, HKU, 55-56.

Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Thomas G.N., Schooling C.M., Fielding R., Janus E.D. and Lam T.H., The relation of chronic cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus to perceived health, and the moderating effects of sex and age, Social Science & Medicine. 2007, 65: 1386-1396.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Ho L.M., McGhee S.M., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Body dissatisfaction among young children: Age and sex differences (abstract in 17th Annual Meeting of the European Childhood Obesity Group, 5-7 July 2007, Athens), Obesity Reviews. 2007, 8 (suppl 3): 10.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Chan V., Mak K.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Milk consumptions is associated with socio-demographical and lifestyle factors among Hong Kong children (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 24.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Chan V., Mak K.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Two-year changes in lifestyle and changes in body mass index in Chinese primary students (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 72.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong J.P.S., Striegel-Moore R.H., Fung S.S.W., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Correlates of body image disturbances in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys (abstract), 2nd International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 5-6 July 2007, London. London, Whitelands College, Roehampton University, 2007, 23.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong P.S.J., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Relation of early sexual maturation to body image disturbance and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys: A prospective study (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Lo W.S., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Adolescent misperception of fatness in relation to body weight comments from family, peers and professionals (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 75.

Lo W.S., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Factors associated with Hong Kong adolescents enquiring doctors about their weight status during consultations (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 2.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Physical fitness and weight status among adolescents in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 14.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic differences in non-exercise physical activities among Chinese adolescents (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 75.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Tsang S.H.C., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic factors and obesity among working Chinese in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 2.

Wong Y.M.B., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Neighbourhood recreational facilities and meeting physical activity recommendations among Chinese adolescents (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 79.

Researcher : Malisch R

List of Research Outputs

Hui L.L., Hedley A.J., Nelson E.A.S., Malisch R., Wong T.W. and Cowling B.J., Agreement between breast milk dioxin levels by CALUX bioassay and chemical analysis in a population survey in Hong Kong, Chemosphere. 2007, 69: 1287-1294.

Researcher : McGhee SM

Project Title:	Travellers' willingness to pay for Hepatitis A vaccine
Investigator(s):
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:	07/1995

Abstract:

To determine the willingness of travellers to pay for Hepatitis A vaccine; to investigate where travellers obtain their advice on travel health.

Project Title:	Evaluation of mobile screening service for older people in Shamshuipo
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Ho LM, Abdullah ASM, Lee ACK
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Promotion Projects
Start Date:	01/2001

Abstract:

To identify the prevalence of previously unidentified morbidity and risk factors in a vulnerable group of over 60 year old people in Shamshuipo; to assess the effectiveness of the proposed strategy and identify potential improvements in a) reaching the target group, b) achieving attendance of the target group at the clinic, c) achieving follow-up of those identified to be at risk of health problems; to model the likely impact of the clinic on future morbidity and mortality in this group, taking into account the results of objectives above to value that impact in terms of health gain and resource costs.

Project Title:	The health benefits of reduced air pollution: value and trade-offs
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Fielding R, Ho LM, Wong CM
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:	06/2001

Abstract:

To determine the willingness of a population sample to pay for specific reductions in their risk of adverse health effects.

Project Title:	How stable is exercise type and pattern in those attending the department of Health's Elderly Health centres and how reliable is its reporting?
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Leung GM, Schooling CM, Lam TH, Ho KS
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	02/2004

Abstract:

To determine how well the baseline exercise data collected by the Elderly Health centre attendees between 1998-2000 represent a stable exercise pattern and past activity levels.

Project Title:	Quality adjusted life years (QALYS) - population-specific measurement of the quality component
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Lam CLK, Yeung RYT, Wong LC
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	06/2004

Abstract:

To use a representative sample of the local population in order to obtain a series of valuations of health states that are locally relevant and are based on the SF36 HK; to use these valuations to derive a model which will predict the value for each health state described by the SF36 HK and which will be of immense benefit in Hong Kong; to compare the final model results with a similar model already derived for the UK population in order to identify any systematic differences in valuations between the two populations which will be a large step forward in determining the feasibility of a global measure for comparisons between populations.

Project Title:	Air pollution in Hong Kong: a pilot economic health impact assessment
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Hedley AJ, Wong CM
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	12/2005

Abstract:

In order to provide information for policy making in the area of air pollution, we must be able to quantify the health impact of reductions in air pollution on the population. In Hong Kong, we have already carried out several rigorous studies (1,2), which have estimated the risks of polluted air on specific aspects of health, in particular cardiovascular and respiratory conditions. The next step is to use these risk data to estimate the potential economic effect on years of life lost by reducing air pollution levels and the resulting monetary value of these years. Estimating the life years lost requires mathematical modelling of the interaction between population demographics and risk from air pollution for which the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Edinburgh, UK have developed unique models. These models can be tailored to reflect the environmental health effects and population demography in Hong Kong. We wish to pilot this approach in Hong Kong and use this pilot project as the basis for an application for further funding of a project which will be submitted for funding to the RGC and will estimate the impact on life years, quality of life and their value.Objectives1. To calculate the potential gain in life expectancy and life years due to specific reductions in air pollution, phased in over different time periods using models developed by the IOM.2. To identify the value of these effects on life years in monetary units.

Project Title:	Economic impact of smoking: current burden and future trends
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Ho KS
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
Start Date:	01/2006

Abstract:

To estimate the detriment in quality of life, healthy life years lost and the use of hospital care for community-based people over 65 years who smoke or have smoked in the past; to use this information to project the future burden on the community in quality-adjusted life years lost and costs of hospital care if present trends in smoking behaviour continue or if they change.

Project Title:	The impact of smoke-free policies on population health outcomes
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Wong CM, Schooling CM, Thomas GN, Hedley AJ
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	12/2006

Abstract:

To examine the effect of the implementation of smoke-free workplaces in Hong Kong by (1) examining trends in deaths and admissions to hospital for conditions associated with passive smoking over the years prior to and immediately following the implementaion of the smoke-free policy (2) identifying any significant change in rates of deaths and admissions which coincides with the introduction of the policy after accounting for underlying trends and confounders.

Project Title:	The economic burden of diabetes related to excess body weight in Hong Kong present and future
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Thomas GN, Schooling CM, Chau J, Wong LC
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	04/2007

Abstract:

To estimate the current cost of treating in Hong Kong which is associated with excess body weight and the likely changes in these costs over time under differing assumptions; (1) to estimate the current cost of treating cases of uncomplicated diabetes and the main complications to (a) the public health care system; (b) individuals with diabetes i.e. out of pocket payments and impact on quality of life; (2) to collect information on (a) the risk of diabetes with rising weight, (b) the risk of complications in those who have diabetes and (c) the current levels of increased body weight in the local population; (3) to use the information from (1) and (2) to build a decision-tree based Markov model to simulate the cost of diabetes in the Hong Kong population over future years under various scenarios and thus predict the changes in these costs associated with changes in rates of obesity for different age groups.

List of Research Outputs

Chau J., Cheung W.L., Wong L.C., Schooling C.M. and McGhee S.M., The health care utilization pattern of children in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 15.

Cheung W.L., Wong L.C., Schooling C.M., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Lam T.H. and McGhee S.M., Life expectancy among older never and ever smokers in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 7.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Barron B., Chau Y.K., Chau J., Thach T.Q., Wong T.W., Loh C. and Wong C.M., Air pollution: costs and paths to a solution in Hong Kong--understanding the connections among visibility, air pollution, and health costs in pursuit of accountability, environmental justice, and health protection, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 2008, 71(9-10): 544-554.

Hedley A.J., Wong C.M. and McGhee S.M., Do we really want clean air
in Hong Kong?: The present – and future indicatives (Powerpoint presentation), EU Green/EFA Delegation meeting, 25 August 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Hedley A.J., Chau Y.K., Wong C.M. and McGhee S.M., Do we really want clean air in Hong Kong? If so what is the most efficient road to pollution abatement (powerpoint presentation), Public Forum on Better Air Quality, Hong Kong People's Council for Sustainable Development, 6 October 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Hedley A.J. and McGhee S.M., Most Outstanding Contribution Award (Public Health), Food and Health Bureau. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR Government, 2007.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M. and Pow M.A., Quantifying tobacco control policy in Hong Kong (abstract), 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2-4 November 2007, Little Rock, USA. Little Rock, Int'l Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2007, 25.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Chung W.Y., Jiang C.Q. and Wong C.M., Report on air quality and the state of public health in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 90pp.

Johnston J.M., Leung G.M., McGhee S.M. and Castan-Cameo S., Does waiting time for specialist out-patient appointments affect clinic attendance and doctors shopping in Hong Kong?, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4) Suppl 4: S37-S40.

Kwok M.K., Schooling C.M., Mak K.H., Ho L.M., Leung S.S.L., McGhee S.M., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Early life second hand smoke exposure and serious infectious morbidity during the first eight years: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" birth cohort (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 &14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 72.

Kwok T.C.Y., Woo J., Lau E., Lee D., Tang C. and McGhee S.M., Community nurse specialists and prevention of readmissions in older patients with chronic lung disease and cardiac failure, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(5) Suppl 5: S8-12.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Ho L.M., McGhee S.M., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Body dissatisfaction among young children: Age and sex differences (abstract in 17th Annual Meeting of the European Childhood Obesity Group, 5-7 July 2007, Athens), Obesity Reviews. 2007, 8 (suppl 3): 10.

Lam C.L.K., Brazier J. and McGhee S.M., Valuation of the SF-6D Health States is Feasible, Acceptable, Reliable, and Valid in a Chinese Population. , Value in Health. 2008, 11: 295-303.

Lam T.P., Lam C.L.K., Lai C.L., Yuen R.M.F., Fong D.Y.T., Leung G.M. and McGhee S.M., Health-related Quality of Life of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection. Oral, 2008 Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference. Guangzhou, China, 2008.

Lam T.P., Lam C.L.K., Leung G.M., McGhee S.M., Lai C.L., Yuen R.M.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Validity and psychometrics of the Chinese (Hong Kong) version of the chronic liver disease questionnaire. Poster, 2007 International Society for Quality of Life Research Annual meeting. Toronto, Canada, 2007.

Lam T.P., Lam C.L.K., Leung G.M., McGhee S.M., Lai C.L., Yuen R.M.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Validity and psychometrics of the Chinese (Hong Kong) version of the chronic liver disease questionnaire, Quality of Life Research. 2007, A-48, Abstract #1472.

Loh C., Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Wong C.M., Wong T.W., Ng S. and Lau A., A price too high: The health impacts of air pollution in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 97pp.

McGhee S.M., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Mak K.H., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., A mega-case-control study on smoking & mortality in Hong Kong: Analysis of the data related to passive smoking. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

McGhee S.M., An exploratory assessment of willingness to pay for health care in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Medical Journal. Hong Kong, 2007, 13: 15-18.

McGhee S.M., Schooling C.M., Wong L.C., Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Ho D.S.Y., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Does smoking affect hospital use before death?: A comparison of ever- and never-smokers in the last years of life, Medical Care. 2008, 46(6): 614-619.

McGhee S.M., Providing information to assist decisions on the inclusion of new vaccines in the childhood immunisation programme in Hong Kong (abstract), Health Research Symposium 2007, 29 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, 2007, 14.

McGhee S.M., The community costs of pollution: Everyone pays (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 57.

McGhee S.M., Chau J., Cheung W.L., Ho L.M., Ho D.S.Y., Pow M.A., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., The cost of tobacco-related disease in Hong Kong. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

McGhee S.M., Yeung R.Y.T., Wong L.C., Chau J., Wong C.M., Ho L.M. and Fielding R., The health benefits of reduced air pollution: Value and trade-offs, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S17-S19.

Shetye S.S., McGhee S.M., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Knowledge, skills and attitudes of medical students at the University of Hong Kong (abstract), 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2-4 November 2007, Little Rock, USA. Little Rock, Int'l Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2007, 74-75.

Shetye S.S., Cheung W.L., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chan W.M., Ho K.S. and McGhee S.M., Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in elderly Chinese in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 8.

Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., McGhee S.M., Zhang W., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., Implications of increased weight and waist circumference on vascular risk in an older Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2008, 196(2): 682-688.

Wang X., Schooling C.M. and McGhee S.M., Physical activity and cause-specific morbidity in older people (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 59.

Wong C.M., Rabl A., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Chan K.P., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H., McGhee S.M., Hedley A.J. and Anderson H.R., Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Researcher : Mcghee SM

Project Title:	Travellers' willingness to pay for Hepatitis A vaccine
Investigator(s):
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:	07/1995

Abstract:

To determine the willingness of travellers to pay for Hepatitis A vaccine; to investigate where travellers obtain their advice on travel health.

Project Title:	Evaluation of mobile screening service for older people in Shamshuipo
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Ho LM, Abdullah ASM, Lee ACK
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Promotion Projects
Start Date:	01/2001

Abstract:

Project Title:	The health benefits of reduced air pollution: value and trade-offs
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Fielding R, Ho LM, Wong CM
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:	06/2001

Abstract:

To determine the willingness of a population sample to pay for specific reductions in their risk of adverse health effects.

Project Title:	How stable is exercise type and pattern in those attending the department of Health's Elderly Health centres and how reliable is its reporting?
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Leung GM, Schooling CM, Lam TH, Ho KS
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	02/2004

Abstract:

To determine how well the baseline exercise data collected by the Elderly Health centre attendees between 1998-2000 represent a stable exercise pattern and past activity levels.

Project Title:	Quality adjusted life years (QALYS) - population-specific measurement of the quality component
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Lam CLK, Yeung RYT, Wong LC
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	06/2004

Abstract:

Project Title:	Air pollution in Hong Kong: a pilot economic health impact assessment
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Hedley AJ, Wong CM
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	12/2005

Abstract:

Project Title:	Economic impact of smoking: current burden and future trends
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Ho KS
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
Start Date:	01/2006

Abstract:

Project Title:	The impact of smoke-free policies on population health outcomes
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Wong CM, Schooling CM, Thomas GN, Hedley AJ
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	12/2006

Abstract:

Project Title:	The economic burden of diabetes related to excess body weight in Hong Kong present and future
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Thomas GN, Schooling CM, Chau J, Wong LC
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	04/2007

Abstract:

List of Research Outputs

Hedley A.J. and McGhee S.M., Most Outstanding Contribution Award (Public Health), Food and Health Bureau. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR Government, 2007.

Lam C.L.K., Brazier J. and McGhee S.M., Valuation of the SF-6D Health States is Feasible, Acceptable, Reliable, and Valid in a Chinese Population. , Value in Health. 2008, 11: 295-303.

Lam T.P., Lam C.L.K., Leung G.M., McGhee S.M., Lai C.L., Yuen R.M.F. and Fong D.Y.T., Validity and psychometrics of the Chinese (Hong Kong) version of the chronic liver disease questionnaire, Quality of Life Research. 2007, A-48, Abstract #1472.

McGhee S.M., An exploratory assessment of willingness to pay for health care in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Medical Journal. Hong Kong, 2007, 13: 15-18.

Researcher : Ou C

List of Research Outputs

Ou C., Wong C.M., Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M. and Hedley A.J., Do diet habits modify mortality risk associated with air pollution? (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Ou C., Hedley A.J., Chung R.Y.N., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Yang L., Ho D.S.Y., Wong C.M. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic disparities in air pollution-associated mortality, Environmental Research. 2008, 107: 237-244.

Wong C.M., Lai H.K., Ou C., Ho D.S.Y., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Yang L., Chau Y.K., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality?, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2108.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Thach T.Q., Chan K.P., Chau Y.K., Chung R.Y.N., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Lifestyle-modified mortality associated with air pollution: A time-series study, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S13-S16.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chung R.Y.N., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H., Wong T.W. and Hedley A.J., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA) - A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, USA, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Wong T.W., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J., Vichit-Vadakan N., Vajanapoom N. and Ostro B., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA): A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 49-50.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Lee N.W., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(5): 593-598.

Yang L., Wong C.M., Lau E.H.Y., Chan K.P., Ou C. and Peiris J.S.M., Synchrony of clinical and laboratory surveillance for influenza in Hong Kong, PLoS ONE. 2008, 3(1): e1399.

Researcher : Pow MA

List of Research Outputs

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M. and Pow M.A., Quantifying tobacco control policy in Hong Kong (abstract), 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2-4 November 2007, Little Rock, USA. Little Rock, Int'l Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2007, 25.

McGhee S.M., Chau J., Cheung W.L., Ho L.M., Ho D.S.Y., Pow M.A., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., The cost of tobacco-related disease in Hong Kong. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Pow M.A. and Hedley A.J., Brand stretching: A major threat to tobacco control in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 3.

Pow M.A., Vackova D., Shetye S.S., Venning V.J., Johnston J.M., Leung G.M. and Hedley A.J., Integrating public health in the clinical setting: The TB clerkship (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 79.

Researcher : Rao U

List of Research Outputs

Wong P.S.J., Stewart S.M., Claassen C.A., Lee P.W.H., Rao U. and Lam T.H., Repeat suicide attempts in Hong Kong community adolescents, Social Science & Medicine. 2008, 66: 232-241.

Researcher : Riley S

Project Title:	Identification of the key elements of transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Riley S, Leung GM, Ho LM, Cowling BJ
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:	09/2006

Abstract:

To describe quantitatively the role of mosquitoes, pigs and wild birds in the transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in Hong Kong. Further, to assess the likely impact of different ecological changes and live stock intervention programs (such as swine vaccination) on the transmission of JEV in Hong Kong.

Project Title:	Identifying the most effective public health interventions to control the spread of a new or re-emerging directly transmitted human pathogen within and between the cities of Hong Kong and Guangzhou
Investigator(s):	Riley S, Leung GM, Cowling BJ
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:	10/2006

Abstract:

To use an individual-based network model of a directly transmitted infectious disease within the combined populations of these two cities to investigate options for control.

List of Research Outputs

Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Statistical methods for the early detection of influenza peak seasons (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 8.

Guan Y., Chen H., Li K.S., Riley S., Leung G.M., Webster R., Peiris J.S.M. and Yuen K.Y., A model to control the epidemic of H5N1 influenza at the source., BMC Infectious Diseases. 2007, 13;7: 132.

Kwok K.O., Leung G.M. and Riley S., Influenza in households during pandemics and afterwards (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 155.

Kwok K.O., Leung G.M., Lam W.Y. and Riley S., Using models to identify routes of nosocomial infection: A large hospital outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 1.

Lau E.H.Y., Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Sentinel influenza surveillance in Hong Kong, Health research symposium 2007, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR. 2007.

Lau E.H.Y., Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Utilization of parallel data streams for prospective influenza surveillance (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 23.

Riley S., Doping destroys the story at the heart of cycling (letter), Nature. 2007, 449: 281.

Riley S., Effect of poor census data on population maps (letter), Science. 2007, 318: 43.

Riley S., Carabin H., Belisle P., Joseph L., Tallo V., Balolong E., Willingham III A.L., Fernandez Jr T.J., Gonzales R.O.N., Olveda R. and McGarvey S.T., Multi-host transmission dynamics of Schistosoma japonicum in Samar Province, the Philippines, PLoS Medicine. 2008, 5(1): e18.

Wu J.T.K., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Spatial considerations for the allocation of pre-pandemic influenza vaccination in the United States, Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society. 2007, 274(1627): 2811-2817.

Wu J.T.K., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Using early combination chemotherapy to reduce the spread of antiviral resistance during the next influenza pandemic, INFORMS Annual Meeting 2007. Seattle.

Researcher : Schooling CM

Project Title:	Infectious illness and secondhand smoke exposure in utero and during the first 8 years of life
Investigator(s):	Schooling CM, Leung GM, McGhee SM
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:	06/2006

Abstract:

To determine the effect of secondhand smoke on infectious disease.

Project Title:	Influenza vaccination and hospitalizations in clients of Elderly Health Centres
Investigator(s):	Schooling CM, McGhee SM, Ho KS, Cowling BJ, Thomas GN
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	06/2006

Abstract:

To determine the effect of influenza vaccination on hospitalisation in the elderly living in the community

List of Research Outputs

Chau J., Cheung W.L., Wong L.C., Schooling C.M. and McGhee S.M., The health care utilization pattern of children in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 15.

Cheung W.L., Wong L.C., Schooling C.M., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Lam T.H. and McGhee S.M., Life expectancy among older never and ever smokers in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 7.

Chung R.Y.N., Tin Y.K., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Projection of long-term care costs related to the aging population structure in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007.

Chung R.Y.N., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Projection of long-term care costs related to the aging population structure in Hong Kong (poster presentation), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 10.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(6): 740-746.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S73.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Fielding R., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Childhood growth and adulthood cognition in a rapidly developing Southern Chinese population: The Guangzhou Cohort Biobank Project Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S116.

Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Thomas G.N., Schooling C.M., Fielding R., Janus E.D. and Lam T.H., The relation of chronic cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus to perceived health, and the moderating effects of sex and age, Social Science & Medicine. 2007, 65: 1386-1396.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Ho L.M., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Birth Weight, Infant Growth, and Childhood Body Mass Index: Hong Kong's Children of 1997 Birth Cohort, Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2008, 162: 212-218.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Infant growth, birth weight and childhood body mass index; Evidence from a Hong Kong Chinese Birth Cohort (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 19.

Hui L.L., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Ho L.M., Mak K.H., Wong V.C.W. and Leung G.M., Short- and medium-term outcomes of accelerated infant growth in a Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 147.

Kwok M.K., Schooling C.M., Mak K.H., Ho L.M., Leung S.S.L., McGhee S.M., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Early life second hand smoke exposure and serious infectious morbidity during the first eight years: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" birth cohort (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 &14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 72.

Lam T.H., Schooling C.M., Li Z., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Tham M.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Smoking and mortality in the oldest-old, evidence from a prospective cohort of 56000 Hong Kong Chinese, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007, 55(12): 2090-2091.

Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Tin Y.K., Schooling C.M. and Lam T.H., Health care consequences of cesarean birth during the first 18 months of life, Epidemiology. 2007, 18: 479-484.

McGhee S.M., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Mak K.H., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., A mega-case-control study on smoking & mortality in Hong Kong: Analysis of the data related to passive smoking. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

McGhee S.M., Schooling C.M., Wong L.C., Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Ho D.S.Y., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Does smoking affect hospital use before death?: A comparison of ever- and never-smokers in the last years of life, Medical Care. 2008, 46(6): 614-619.

Ou C., Wong C.M., Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M. and Hedley A.J., Do diet habits modify mortality risk associated with air pollution? (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S85.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 4.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Childhood social position and cardiovascular risk in a developing population. The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S128.

Schooling C.M., Childhood social position and cardiovascular risk in a developing population. the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Best poster presentation award at the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine 2007 Annual Scientific Meeting. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Childhood social position and cardiovascular risk in a developing population: The Guangzhou biobank cohort study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 3.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Leung G.M., Does economic development contribute to sex differences in ischaemic heart disease mortality? Hong Kong as a natural experiment using a case-control study, BMC Public Health. 2008, 8: 32.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Cowling B.J., Heys M., Janus E.D. and Leung G.M., Growth Environment and Sex Differences in Lipids, Body Shape and Diabetes Risk, PLoS One. 2007, e1070: 2(10).

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Heys M., Lao X., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, American Journal of Public Health. 2007, 97(10): 1834-1841.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Lao X., Adab P., Cowling B.J., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2008, 62: 160-167.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Life-course origins of social inequalities in metabolic risk in the population of a developign country, American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008, 167(4): 419-428.

Schooling C.M., Sun W., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Moderate alcohol use and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: A prospective study in older Chinese people, PLoS One. 2008, 3(6): e2370.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Li Z., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Tham M.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Obesity and mortality in a prospective Chinese elderly cohort, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4) Suppl 4: S13-S16.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Pathways to obesity in a developing population. The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S127-S128.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Pathways to obesity in a developing population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 1.

Sun W., Schooling C.M., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Association of alcohol intake and mortality of elderly people in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 77.

Sun W., Schooling C.M., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Association of alcohol intake and mortality of elderly people in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 21.

Tarrant A.M., Kwok M.K., Schooling C.M., Leung S.S.L., Mak K.H., Ho L.M. and Leung G.M., Impact of breastfeeding on hospitalizations from infectious diseases in Hong Kong Chinese children up to eight years of age., Health Research Symposium 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 2007.

Wang X., Schooling C.M. and McGhee S.M., Physical activity and cause-specific morbidity in older people (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 59.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort projections of breast cancer incidence in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 22.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort projections of breast cancer incidence in a rapidly transitioning Chinese population, International Journal of Cancer. 2007, 121: 1556-1563.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Kuntz K.M., Schooling C.M., Lam C.L.K. and Leung G.M., How will future changes in breast cancer incidence affect the cost-effectiveness of mammography screening in Hong Kong? (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 27.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Understanding population history imprinting on cancer risk by age-period-cohort decomposition (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 150.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., A statistical analysis of social and historical factors affecting tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong, 1961-2005 (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong . Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 13.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis notifications in Hong Kong from 1961 to 2005, Thorax. 2008, 63: 312-315.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Johnston J.M. and Leung G.M., An age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis in Hong Kong (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 166.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., The relationship between socio-historical changes and tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 80.

Researcher : Shetye SS

List of Research Outputs

Pow M.A., Vackova D., Shetye S.S., Venning V.J., Johnston J.M., Leung G.M. and Hedley A.J., Integrating public health in the clinical setting: The TB clerkship (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 79.

Shetye S.S., McGhee S.M., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Knowledge, skills and attitudes of medical students at the University of Hong Kong (abstract), 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2-4 November 2007, Little Rock, USA. Little Rock, Int'l Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2007, 74-75.

Shetye S.S., Johnston J.M. and Lam T.H., Knowledge, skills and attitudes of medical students at the University of Hong Kong in relation to smoking cessation (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 80.

Shetye S.S., Prevalence and correlates of Depression in elderly Chinese in Hong Kong, MPH Thesis. University of Hong Kong, 2007.

Shetye S.S., Cheung W.L., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chan W.M., Ho K.S. and McGhee S.M., Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in elderly Chinese in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 8.

Researcher : Song L

List of Research Outputs

Song L., Effect of influenza on mortality in a cohort of elderly people (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 76.

Song L., Lai H.K., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Ho L.M. and Wong C.M., Effects of influenza activity on mortality in a cohort of elderly people (abstract), 2nd East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 17-19 April 2008, Korea. Jeju, Korea, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2008, 262.

Researcher : Stewart SM

List of Research Outputs

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong J.P.S., Striegel-Moore R.H., Fung S.S.W., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Correlates of body image disturbances in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys (abstract), 2nd International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 5-6 July 2007, London. London, Whitelands College, Roehampton University, 2007, 23.

Lee W., Stewart S.M., Byrne B.M., Wong J.P.S., Ho D.S.Y., Lee P.W.H. and Lam T.H., Factor structure of the center for epidemiological studies depression scale in Hong Kong adolescents, Journal of Personality Assessment. 2008, 90(2): 175-184.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong P.S.J., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Relation of early sexual maturation to body image disturbance and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys: A prospective study (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Lee W., Stewart S.M., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lee S., Ho D.S.Y., Lee P.W.H., Katzman M.A. and Lam T.H., Validation of the eating disorder diagnostic scale for use with Hong Kong adolescents, International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2007, 40: 569-574.

Wong J.P.S., Stewart S.M., Ho D.S.Y. and Lam T.H., Risk factors associated with suicide attempts and other self-injury among Hong Kong adolescents, Suicide & Life-threatening Behavior. 2007, 37(4): 453-466.

Wong P.S.J., Stewart S.M., Claassen C.A., Lee P.W.H., Rao U. and Lam T.H., Repeat suicide attempts in Hong Kong community adolescents, Social Science & Medicine. 2008, 66: 232-241.

Researcher : Striegel-Moore RH

List of Research Outputs

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong J.P.S., Striegel-Moore R.H., Fung S.S.W., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Correlates of body image disturbances in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys (abstract), 2nd International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 5-6 July 2007, London. London, Whitelands College, Roehampton University, 2007, 23.

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong P.S.J., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Relation of early sexual maturation to body image disturbance and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys: A prospective study (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Lee W., Stewart S.M., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lee S., Ho D.S.Y., Lee P.W.H., Katzman M.A. and Lam T.H., Validation of the eating disorder diagnostic scale for use with Hong Kong adolescents, International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2007, 40: 569-574.

Researcher : Sun W

List of Research Outputs

Schooling C.M., Sun W., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Moderate alcohol use and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: A prospective study in older Chinese people, PLoS One. 2008, 3(6): e2370.

Sun W., Schooling C.M., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Association of alcohol intake and mortality of elderly people in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 77.

Sun W., Schooling C.M., Ho D.S.Y., Chan W.M., Tham M.K., Ho K.S., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., Association of alcohol intake and mortality of elderly people in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 21.

Researcher : Tam CM

List of Research Outputs

Leung C.C., Lam T.H., Chan W.M., Yew W.W., Ho K.S., Leung G.M., Law W.S., Tam C.M., Chan C.K. and Chang K.C., Diabetic control and risk of tuberculosis: A cohort study, American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008, 167(2): 1486-1494.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., A statistical analysis of social and historical factors affecting tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong, 1961-2005 (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong . Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 13.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis notifications in Hong Kong from 1961 to 2005, Thorax. 2008, 63: 312-315.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., The relationship between socio-historical changes and tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 80.

Researcher : Thach TQ

List of Research Outputs

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Barron B., Chau Y.K., Chau J., Thach T.Q., Wong T.W., Loh C. and Wong C.M., Air pollution: costs and paths to a solution in Hong Kong--understanding the connections among visibility, air pollution, and health costs in pursuit of accountability, environmental justice, and health protection, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 2008, 71(9-10): 544-554.

Hedley A.J., Chau Y.K., Thach T.Q., Chan K.P. and Wong C.M., The health benefits of air quality control: Evidence from Hong Kong and elsewhere (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 55-56.

Leung G.M., Lam T.H., Thach T.Q., Woo P.S., Wong O.L. and Hedley A.J., Mass breast screening is highly inefficient, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4): 332-333.

Ou C., Hedley A.J., Chung R.Y.N., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Yang L., Ho D.S.Y., Wong C.M. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic disparities in air pollution-associated mortality, Environmental Research. 2008, 107: 237-244.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q. and Ma S.S.L., A pilot study to elucidate and validate public health-related environmental effect estimates from statistical modelling of daily health outcome counts, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S9-S12.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Thomas G.N., Peiris J.S.M., Chau Y.K. and Chan K.P., Assessing the confounding effects of influenza in association between air pollutants and mortality and hospitalization (abstract), 19th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 5-9 September 2007, Mexico City. Mexico City, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2007, E552-E553.

Wong C.M., Rabl A., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Chan K.P., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H., McGhee S.M., Hedley A.J. and Anderson H.R., Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Lai H.K., Ou C., Ho D.S.Y., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Yang L., Chau Y.K., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality?, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2108.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Thach T.Q., Chan K.P., Chau Y.K., Chung R.Y.N., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Lifestyle-modified mortality associated with air pollution: A time-series study, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S13-S16.

Wong C.M. and Thach T.Q., Overview of time series analysis and introduction to R-software, Collaborate in a research project on “Impact of air pollution on mortality using remote sensing in Klang Valley”, 10-12 December 2007, Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 2007.

Wong C.M. and Thach T.Q., Presentation on PAPA projects especially focusing on modeling methodology, Collaborate in a research project on “Impact of air pollution on mortality using remote sensing in Klang Valley”, 10-12 December 2007, Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 2007.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chung R.Y.N., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H., Wong T.W. and Hedley A.J., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA) - A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, USA, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Wong T.W., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J., Vichit-Vadakan N., Vajanapoom N. and Ostro B., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA): A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 49-50.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Lee N.W., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(5): 593-598.

Researcher : Thomas GN

Project Title:	Investigation of differential impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonists on blood pressure homeostatic mechanisms: a pharmacogenomic approach
Investigator(s):	Thomas GN, Lam TH
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	02/2004

Abstract:

To investigate which biological systems are influenced by blockade of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) using an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonist.

Project Title:	Exercise health promotion in older adults: a randomised controlled trial
Investigator(s):	Thomas GN, Cheng YH, Chi I, McGhee SM, Macfarlane DJ, Cheung BMY, Chou KL, Lam TH
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	03/2004

Abstract:

To determine changes in clinically significant parameters including blood pressure and indices of obesity resulting from the introduction of the physical activity intervention; to determine which factors contribute to engagement in physical activity for each of the programs; to determine the effectiveness and durability of the introduction of both a "buddy" system and the feedback effect of pedometers on physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness changes over 12 months of intensive intervention; to further develop our understanding of the relationship between physical activity and chronic disorders in the local elderly population; to explore the relationship between the different measures of physical activity in the local population; to determine the cost-effectiveness of these two intervention programs.

Project Title:	Explaining coronary heart disease trends in Hong Kong: creation of a model for policy and planning
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Cheung BMY, Bacon-Shone JH, Leung GM, Lam TH, Thomas GN
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	10/2005

Abstract:

To explore recent Coronary heart disease (CHD) trends and determine how much of the fall could be attributed to "evidence based" medical and surgical treatments, and how much to changes in major cardiovascular risk factors.

Project Title:	Genetic and environmental risk factors of atherosclerotic cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease in Hong Kong and Guangzhou Chinese
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Jiang CQ, Lin JM, Lao XQ, Yue XJ, Thomas GN, Cheung BMY, Ho DSY
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme
Start Date:	01/2006

Abstract:

The main objectives of this project are: 1/ To investigate the association between aetiological determinants of vascular disease and the presence of atherosclerotic cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease in two genetically similar, but environmentally different populations. 2/ To perform preliminary genetic analyses of established potential genetic markers of vascular disease. 3/ To identify individuals potentially susceptible to the development of stroke and CHD. 4/ To provide a suitable resource for the identification of genetic loci that confer a tendency to develop stroke and among Chinese patients for both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.

Project Title:	SNP-based genome-wide screen for susceptibility genes for hypertension: a sibling study
Investigator(s):	Lam TH, Sham PC, Thomas GN
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
Start Date:	10/2006

Abstract:

To identify genetic loci that confer a tendency to hypertension using SNP-based genome-wide screening; to advance our current understanding of the pathophysiology of hypertension in the southern Chinese population; to establish the role of genetic parameters in the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the development of hypertension; to better understand the interactive role of genes and environment in causing hypertension with the aim of improving our current methods of prevention and treatment.

List of Research Outputs

Chan W.K., Lai H.K., Thomas G.N., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Short-term effects of air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 69.

Chan W.K., Lai H.K., Hedley A.J., Thomas G.N., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Lam T.H. and Wong C.M., Short-term effects of air pollution on mortality among smokers and never-smokers (abstract), 2nd East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 17-19 April 2008, Korea. Jeju, Korea, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2008, 74.

Cheung B.M.Y., Wat N.M.S., Tam S., Thomas G.N., Leung G.M., Cheng C.H., Woo J., Janus E.D., Lau C.P., Lam T.H. and Lam K.S.L., Components of the metabolic syndrome predictive of its development: a 6-year longitudinal study in Hong Kong Chinese, Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2008, 68: 730-7.

Deng H., Macfarlane D.J., Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Reliability and Validity of the IPAQ-Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2008, 40(2): 303-307.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(6): 740-746.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S73.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Fielding R., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Childhood growth and adulthood cognition in a rapidly developing Southern Chinese population: The Guangzhou Cohort Biobank Project Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S116.

Ho D.S.Y., Lai Y.K., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Wong Y.M.B., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Obesity-related risk factors in Hong Kong adolescents (abstract), Frontiers in Biomedical Research HKU 2007, 13 December 2007. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medical, HKU, 55-56.

Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Thomas G.N., Schooling C.M., Fielding R., Janus E.D. and Lam T.H., The relation of chronic cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus to perceived health, and the moderating effects of sex and age, Social Science & Medicine. 2007, 65: 1386-1396.

Lai Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Ho L.M., McGhee S.M., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Body dissatisfaction among young children: Age and sex differences (abstract in 17th Annual Meeting of the European Childhood Obesity Group, 5-7 July 2007, Athens), Obesity Reviews. 2007, 8 (suppl 3): 10.

Lao X., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Yin P., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., c-Reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2007, 194: 483-489.

Liao Q., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., The Associations between apolipoprotein-B/apolipoprotein-AI and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 5.

Lo W.S., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Factors associated with Hong Kong adolescents enquiring doctors about their weight status during consultations (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 2.

Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Physical fitness and weight status among adolescents in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 14.

McGhee S.M., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Mak K.H., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., A mega-case-control study on smoking & mortality in Hong Kong: Analysis of the data related to passive smoking. , Health Research Symposium, 30 Sep 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

McGhee S.M., Schooling C.M., Wong L.C., Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Ho D.S.Y., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Does smoking affect hospital use before death?: A comparison of ever- and never-smokers in the last years of life, Medical Care. 2008, 46(6): 614-619.

Schooling C.M., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Cowling B.J., Heys M., Janus E.D. and Leung G.M., Growth Environment and Sex Differences in Lipids, Body Shape and Diabetes Risk, PLoS One. 2007, e1070: 2(10).

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Heys M., Lao X., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, American Journal of Public Health. 2007, 97(10): 1834-1841.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Lao X., Adab P., Cowling B.J., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2008, 62: 160-167.

Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., McGhee S.M., Zhang W., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., Implications of increased weight and waist circumference on vascular risk in an older Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2008, 196(2): 682-688.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Thomas G.N., Peiris J.S.M., Chau Y.K. and Chan K.P., Assessing the confounding effects of influenza in association between air pollutants and mortality and hospitalization (abstract), 19th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 5-9 September 2007, Mexico City. Mexico City, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2007, E552-E553.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chung R.Y.N., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H., Wong T.W. and Hedley A.J., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA) - A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, USA, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Wong T.W., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J., Vichit-Vadakan N., Vajanapoom N. and Ostro B., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA): A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 49-50.

Wong Y.M.B., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Neighbourhood recreational facilities and meeting physical activity recommendations among Chinese adolescents (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 79.

Yin P., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H., Lam H.K.B., Miller M.R., Zhang W., Thomas G.N. and Adab P., Passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD among adults in China: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Lancet. 2007, 370: 751-757.

Researcher : Tin YK

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.K., Wong O.L., Tin Y.K., Fung A., Lo S.V. and Leung G.M., Quality of inpatient care in Hong Kong: A population-based, cross-sectional study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 10.

Chung R.Y.N., Tin Y.K., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Projection of long-term care costs related to the aging population structure in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007.

Doorslaer E.V., O'Donnell O., Rannan-Eliya R.P., Somanathan A., Adhikari S.R., Garg C.C., Harbianto D., Herrin A.N., Huq M.N., Ibragimova S., Karan A., Lee T.J., Leung G.M., Lu J.R., Ng C.W., Pande B.R., Racelis R., Tao S., Tin Y.K., Tisayaticom K., Trisnantoro L., Vasavid C. and Zhao Y., Catastrophic payments for health care in Asia, Health economics. 2007, 16(11): 1159-1184.

Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Tin Y.K., Schooling C.M. and Lam T.H., Health care consequences of cesarean birth during the first 18 months of life, Epidemiology. 2007, 18: 479-484.

Leung G.M., Tin Y.K., Yeung G.M.K., Leung E.S.K., Tsui E.L.H., Lam D.W.S., Tsang C.S.H., Fung A.Y.K. and Lo S.V., Hong Kong's domestic health spending - financial years 1989/90 through 2004/05, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14(Suppl 2): S2-23.

Leung G.M., Kim S.O., Lu R.J., Chang H.Y. and Tin Y.K., Variations in methods and data sources for private expenditure estimates in Asia-Pacific region: Findings from the RCHSP green paper project and implications (abstract), 5th Global National Health Accounts Symposium, 6-7 July 2007, Lund. Lund, Swedish Institute for Health Economics, 2007, 20.

O'Donnell O., van Doorslaer E., Rannan-Eliya R.P., Somanathan A., Adhikari S.R., Akkazieva B., Harbianto D., Garg C.C., Hanvoravongchai P., Herrin A.N., Huq M.N., Ibragimova S., Karan A., Kwon S., Leung G.M., Lu J.R., Ohkusa Y., Pande B.R., Racelis R., Tin Y.K., Tisayaticom K., Trisnantoro L., Wan Q., Yang B.M. and Zhao Y., Who pays for health care in Asia?, Journal of Health Economics. 2008, 27: 460-75.

Tin Y.K., Chan W.S., Fong P.W. and Leung G.M., Micro-simulation of implementing medical saving accounts in Hong Kong (abstract and presentation), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 57.

Researcher : To WK

List of Research Outputs

Johnston J.M., To W.K., Lam W.W.T. and Leung G.M., Lessons learned from a novel undergraduate curriculum in evidence-based practice (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 61-62.

Researcher : Tsuchiya M

List of Research Outputs

Lam W.W.T., Tsuchiya M., Fielding R., Chan M., Chan S.W.W. and Or A., Chinese women make decision to seek medical help for self-detected breast symptoms: A two-stage help-seeking model (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16: S12-S13.

Researcher : Vackova D

List of Research Outputs

Pow M.A., Vackova D., Shetye S.S., Venning V.J., Johnston J.M., Leung G.M. and Hedley A.J., Integrating public health in the clinical setting: The TB clerkship (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 79.

Researcher : Venning VJ

List of Research Outputs

Pow M.A., Vackova D., Shetye S.S., Venning V.J., Johnston J.M., Leung G.M. and Hedley A.J., Integrating public health in the clinical setting: The TB clerkship (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 79.

Venning V.J., Johnston J.M., Galbraith K.P. and Leung G.M., Learning from a pilot randomised controlled crossover trial of lecture and tutorial versus problem based learning for evidence based teaching and learning in medical students (abstract), 4th Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 23-26 October 2007, Bangkok. Bangkok, Asian Medical Education Association, 2007, 64-65.

Researcher : Wang MP

List of Research Outputs

Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Lam T.H., Dairy consumption and cancer mortality in Hong Kong Chinese - Lifestyle and Mortality Study (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 78.

Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Lam T.H., Dairy consumption and liver cancer mortality in Hong Kong Chinese: Lifestyle and mortality (LIMOR) study (abstract), 14th Hong Kong International Cancer Congress, 14-16 November 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, 2007, 6.3.

Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H. and Lam T.H., Diet may modify the effect of alcohol consumption on chronic liver diseases and liver cirrhosis mortality - The lifestyle and mortality (LIMOR) study (abstract), Hepatology International. 2008, 2(Suppl 2): S53.

Researcher : Wang X

List of Research Outputs

Wang X., Schooling C.M. and McGhee S.M., Physical activity and cause-specific morbidity in older people (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 59.

Researcher : Wong CM

Project Title:	Short term health impact and costs due to raod traffic-related air pollution
Investigator(s):	Wong CM, Hedley AJ, McGhee SM, Lam TH
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment Protection Department - General Award
Start Date:	02/1998

Abstract:

To evaluate the exposure-response relationship between air pollution and health impacts; to assess the health impacts and their monetary costs on the population due to air pollution; to assess the road traffic-related exposure based on proportions of ambient and air quality and exposure population; to evaluate the road traffic-related health impacts and their monetary costs.

Project Title:	A pilot study for the validation and elucidation of public health related environmental effect estimates from statistical modelling of daily counts of health outcome
Investigator(s):	Wong CM, Thach TQ
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:	07/2001

Abstract:

To simulate a series of daily health outcomes; to validate the statistical methods being commonly used for daily time-series of health outcomes; to elucidate the mechanisms for variations is daily counts of health outcomes to facilitate better understanding of the resutls of the studies.

Project Title:	Impact of air pollution on premature deaths in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Wong CM, Lam TH, Hedley AJ
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:	12/2002

Abstract:

To examine the appropriateness of using daily mortality data to study the health effects of air pollution.

Project Title:	The interaction of air pollution and influenza: implication on health effects of air pollution
Investigator(s):	Wong CM, Hedley AJ, Peiris JSM, Thach TQ
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Incentive Award for RGC CERG Fundable But Not Funded Projects
Start Date:	07/2003

Abstract:

N/A

Project Title:	Estimation of the effect of influenza on cardiorespiratory and all causes mortality in tropical and subtropical climates - A comparative study between Hong Kong, Singapore and Guangzhou for influence of seasonality and meteorological conditions
Investigator(s):	Wong CM, Peiris JSM, Thach TQ, Lim WWL, Hedley AJ
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:	07/2006

Abstract:

Objectives: (1) To estimate the contribution of influenza to cardiorespiratory mortality, taking into account influenza types / sub-types and meteorological conditions; (2) to assess the changes in effects of influenza over years; and (3) to compare seasonal patterns of influenza-associated mortality among HK, Singapore, and Guangzhou.

List of Research Outputs

Chan W.K., Lai H.K., Thomas G.N., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Short-term effects of air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 69.

Chan W.K., Lai H.K., Hedley A.J., Thomas G.N., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Lam T.H. and Wong C.M., Short-term effects of air pollution on mortality among smokers and never-smokers (abstract), 2nd East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 17-19 April 2008, Korea. Jeju, Korea, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2008, 74.

Chau Y.K., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Trends in respirable suspended particulates chemical subspecies (RSP-CS) before and after an air quality regulation (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 69.

Chen R.Q., Cao K., Lam T.H. and Wong C.M., Symptom characteristics of Kidney-Yin deficiency and Kidney-Yang deficiency in Hong Kong Chinese midlife women, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2008, 14(5): 457-460.

Chen R.Q., Wong C.M., Cao K. and Lam T.H., The Development Of A Questionnaire For Diagnostic Evaluation Of Kidney-Yin Deficiency And Kidney-Yang Deficiency, In: Felix Wong, Basil Roufogalis , Third International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research. Sydney, Australia, International Society for Complementary Medicine Research, 2008, 27.

Chen R.Q., Lam C.L.K., Wong C.M., Cao K. and Lam T.H., The HRQoL measured by SF-12 in Hong Kong Chinese Middle Aged Women with Kidney Deficiency Syndrome, 2008 Asian Chinese Quality of Life Conference . 2008.

Chen R.Q., Wong C.M., Cao K. and Lam T.H., The measurement properties of a kidney deficiency syndrome questionnaire in Hong Kong Chinese midlife women (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 146.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Barron B., Chau Y.K., Chau J., Thach T.Q., Wong T.W., Loh C. and Wong C.M., Air pollution: costs and paths to a solution in Hong Kong--understanding the connections among visibility, air pollution, and health costs in pursuit of accountability, environmental justice, and health protection, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 2008, 71(9-10): 544-554.

Hedley A.J., Wong C.M. and McGhee S.M., Do we really want clean air
in Hong Kong?: The present – and future indicatives (Powerpoint presentation), EU Green/EFA Delegation meeting, 25 August 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Hedley A.J., Chau Y.K., Wong C.M. and McGhee S.M., Do we really want clean air in Hong Kong? If so what is the most efficient road to pollution abatement (powerpoint presentation), Public Forum on Better Air Quality, Hong Kong People's Council for Sustainable Development, 6 October 2007, Hong Kong. 2007.

Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Chung W.Y., Jiang C.Q. and Wong C.M., Report on air quality and the state of public health in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 90pp.

Hedley A.J., Chau Y.K., Thach T.Q., Chan K.P. and Wong C.M., The health benefits of air quality control: Evidence from Hong Kong and elsewhere (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 55-56.

Hedley A.J., Wong C.M., Wong T.W. and Lau A., True cost of bad air (presentation), Hong Kong, American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, 2008.

Loh C., Hedley A.J., McGhee S.M., Lai H.K., Chau J., Chau Y.K., Wong C.M., Wong T.W., Ng S. and Lau A., A price too high: The health impacts of air pollution in Southern China. Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, 2008, 97pp.

McGhee S.M., Yeung R.Y.T., Wong L.C., Chau J., Wong C.M., Ho L.M. and Fielding R., The health benefits of reduced air pollution: Value and trade-offs, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S17-S19.

Ou C., Wong C.M., Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., Schooling C.M. and Hedley A.J., Do diet habits modify mortality risk associated with air pollution? (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Ou C., Hedley A.J., Chung R.Y.N., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Yang L., Ho D.S.Y., Wong C.M. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic disparities in air pollution-associated mortality, Environmental Research. 2008, 107: 237-244.

Song L., Lai H.K., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Ho L.M. and Wong C.M., Effects of influenza activity on mortality in a cohort of elderly people (abstract), 2nd East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 17-19 April 2008, Korea. Jeju, Korea, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2008, 262.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q. and Ma S.S.L., A pilot study to elucidate and validate public health-related environmental effect estimates from statistical modelling of daily health outcome counts, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S9-S12.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Thomas G.N., Peiris J.S.M., Chau Y.K. and Chan K.P., Assessing the confounding effects of influenza in association between air pollutants and mortality and hospitalization (abstract), 19th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 5-9 September 2007, Mexico City. Mexico City, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2007, E552-E553.

Wong C.M., Excellent Research Award. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR Government, 2007.

Wong C.M., Rabl A., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Chan K.P., Cowling B.J., Lam T.H., McGhee S.M., Hedley A.J. and Anderson H.R., Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Lai H.K., Ou C., Ho D.S.Y., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Yang L., Chau Y.K., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality?, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2108.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Thach T.Q., Chan K.P., Chau Y.K., Chung R.Y.N., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Lifestyle-modified mortality associated with air pollution: A time-series study, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S13-S16.

Wong C.M., Maximizing the use of available data, public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA): A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (abstract), 19th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 5-9 September 2007, Mexico City. Mexico City, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2007, E404.

Wong C.M., Yang L., Chan K.P., Chiu S.S.S., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Modeling the disease burden of influenza in the topical/subtropical regions (powerpoint presentation), WPRO Informal Consultation on Protocols for Influenza Disease burden Studies 2007, 12-13 November 2007, Manila. Manila, WHO/WPRO, 2007.

Wong C.M., Modeling the disease burden of influenza in the tropical/subtropical regions (abstract), Multinational Influenza Seasonal Mortality Study (MISMS) - Asia Regional Meeting, 13-15 August 2007, Hanoi. Hanoi, National Institutes of Health, USA, 2007.

Wong C.M., Overview of coordinated and combined analyses (powerpoint presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, USA, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M. and Thach T.Q., Overview of time series analysis and introduction to R-software, Collaborate in a research project on “Impact of air pollution on mortality using remote sensing in Klang Valley”, 10-12 December 2007, Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 2007.

Wong C.M. and Thach T.Q., Presentation on PAPA projects especially focusing on modeling methodology, Collaborate in a research project on “Impact of air pollution on mortality using remote sensing in Klang Valley”, 10-12 December 2007, Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 2007.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chung R.Y.N., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H., Wong T.W. and Hedley A.J., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA) - A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, USA, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Wong T.W., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J., Vichit-Vadakan N., Vajanapoom N. and Ostro B., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA): A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 49-50.

Wong C.M., Ou C., Lee N.W., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Ho D.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Lam T.H., Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(5): 593-598.

Wong C.M., Urban air pollution exposure and its effects in Asia, Africa and Latin America: Part I (speaker), International Society for Environmental Epidemiology 19th Conference , 5-9 September 2007, Mexico City. Mexico City, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2007.

Wong W.S., Fielding R., Wong C.M. and Hedley A.J., Psychometric properties of the nine-item Chinese patient satisfaction questionnaire (ChPSQ-9) in Chinese liver cancer patients (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16(S2): S157.

Wong W.S., Fielding R., Wong C.M. and Hedley A.J., Psychometric properties of the nine-item Chinese patient satisfaction questionnaire (ChPSQ-9) in Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: 292-299.

Yang L., Wong C.M., Lau E.H.Y., Chan K.P., Ou C. and Peiris J.S.M., Synchrony of clinical and laboratory surveillance for influenza in Hong Kong, PLoS ONE. 2008, 3(1): e1399.

Yang L., Wong C.M., Lau E.H.Y. and Peiris J.S.M., Syndhronous oscillation of influenza virus activity and influenza-like illness (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 151.

Researcher : Wong CM

List of Research Outputs

Hedley A.J., Wong C.M., Wong T.W. and Lau A., True cost of bad air (presentation), Hong Kong, American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, 2008.

Wong C.M., Excellent Research Award. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR Government, 2007.

Yang L., Wong C.M., Lau E.H.Y., Chan K.P., Ou C. and Peiris J.S.M., Synchrony of clinical and laboratory surveillance for influenza in Hong Kong, PLoS ONE. 2008, 3(1): e1399.

Researcher : Wong CM

List of Research Outputs

Hedley A.J., Wong C.M., Wong T.W. and Lau A., True cost of bad air (presentation), Hong Kong, American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, 2008.

Wong C.M., Excellent Research Award. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR Government, 2007.

Yang L., Wong C.M., Lau E.H.Y., Chan K.P., Ou C. and Peiris J.S.M., Synchrony of clinical and laboratory surveillance for influenza in Hong Kong, PLoS ONE. 2008, 3(1): e1399.

Researcher : Wong JPS

List of Research Outputs

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong J.P.S., Striegel-Moore R.H., Fung S.S.W., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Correlates of body image disturbances in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys (abstract), 2nd International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 5-6 July 2007, London. London, Whitelands College, Roehampton University, 2007, 23.

Lee W., Stewart S.M., Byrne B.M., Wong J.P.S., Ho D.S.Y., Lee P.W.H. and Lam T.H., Factor structure of the center for epidemiological studies depression scale in Hong Kong adolescents, Journal of Personality Assessment. 2008, 90(2): 175-184.

Wong J.P.S., Stewart S.M., Ho D.S.Y. and Lam T.H., Risk factors associated with suicide attempts and other self-injury among Hong Kong adolescents, Suicide & Life-threatening Behavior. 2007, 37(4): 453-466.

Researcher : Wong LC

List of Research Outputs

Chau J., Cheung W.L., Wong L.C., Schooling C.M. and McGhee S.M., The health care utilization pattern of children in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 15.

Cheung W.L., Wong L.C., Schooling C.M., Chan W.M., Ho K.S., Lam T.H. and McGhee S.M., Life expectancy among older never and ever smokers in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 7.

McGhee S.M., Schooling C.M., Wong L.C., Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Thomas G.N., Ho D.S.Y., Lam T.H. and Hedley A.J., Does smoking affect hospital use before death?: A comparison of ever- and never-smokers in the last years of life, Medical Care. 2008, 46(6): 614-619.

McGhee S.M., Yeung R.Y.T., Wong L.C., Chau J., Wong C.M., Ho L.M. and Fielding R., The health benefits of reduced air pollution: Value and trade-offs, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S17-S19.

Researcher : Wong OL

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.K., Wong O.L., Tin Y.K., Fung A., Lo S.V. and Leung G.M., Quality of inpatient care in Hong Kong: A population-based, cross-sectional study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 10.

Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Statistical methods for the early detection of influenza peak seasons (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 8.

Lau E.H.Y., Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Sentinel influenza surveillance in Hong Kong, Health research symposium 2007, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR. 2007.

Lau E.H.Y., Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Utilization of parallel data streams for prospective influenza surveillance (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 23.

Leung G.M., Lam T.H., Thach T.Q., Woo P.S., Wong O.L. and Hedley A.J., Mass breast screening is highly inefficient, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4): 332-333.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort projections of breast cancer incidence in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 22.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort projections of breast cancer incidence in a rapidly transitioning Chinese population, International Journal of Cancer. 2007, 121: 1556-1563.

Wong O.L., Kuntz K.M., Cowling B.J., Lam C.L.K. and Leung G.M., Cost effectiveness of mammography screening for Chinese women in Hong Kong (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 7.

Wong O.L., Kuntz K.M., Cowling B.J., Lam C.L.K. and Leung G.M., Cost effectiveness of mammography screening for Chinese women, cancer. 2007, 110: 885-895.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Kuntz K.M., Schooling C.M., Lam C.L.K. and Leung G.M., How will future changes in breast cancer incidence affect the cost-effectiveness of mammography screening in Hong Kong? (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 27.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Lo S.V. and Leung G.M., Neighbourhood income inequality and health status in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional, multilevel analysis (abstract and presentation), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 61.

Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Understanding population history imprinting on cancer risk by age-period-cohort decomposition (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 150.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., A statistical analysis of social and historical factors affecting tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong, 1961-2005 (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong . Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 13.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis notifications in Hong Kong from 1961 to 2005, Thorax. 2008, 63: 312-315.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Johnston J.M. and Leung G.M., An age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis in Hong Kong (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 166.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., The relationship between socio-historical changes and tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 80.

Researcher : Wong OL

List of Research Outputs

Lau E.H.Y., Cowling B.J., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Sentinel influenza surveillance in Hong Kong, Health research symposium 2007, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR. 2007.

Leung G.M., Lam T.H., Thach T.Q., Woo P.S., Wong O.L. and Hedley A.J., Mass breast screening is highly inefficient, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4): 332-333.

Wong O.L., Kuntz K.M., Cowling B.J., Lam C.L.K. and Leung G.M., Cost effectiveness of mammography screening for Chinese women, cancer. 2007, 110: 885-895.

Researcher : Wong PSJ

List of Research Outputs

Lee W., Ho D.S.Y., Stewart S.M., Leung G.M., Lee S., Mak K.H., Lee P.W.H., Wong P.S.J., Striegel-Moore R.H., Lo W.S., Mak K.K. and Lam T.H., Relation of early sexual maturation to body image disturbance and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese girls and boys: A prospective study (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 148.

Wong P.S.J., Stewart S.M., Claassen C.A., Lee P.W.H., Rao U. and Lam T.H., Repeat suicide attempts in Hong Kong community adolescents, Social Science & Medicine. 2008, 66: 232-241.

Researcher : Wong WS

List of Research Outputs

Fielding R. and Wong W.S., Quality of life as a predictor of cancer survival among Chinese liver and lung cancer patients, European journal of cancer. 2007, 43: 1723-1730.

Wong W.S. and Fielding R., Change in quality of life in Chinese women with breast cancer: changes in psychological distress as a predictor, Supportive Care in Cancer. 2007, 15(11): 1223-1230.

Wong W.S. and Fielding R., Eating ability predicts subsequent quality of life in Chinese patients with breast, liver, lung, or nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A longitudinal analysis (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16(S2): S156-S157.

Wong W.S., Fielding R., Wong C.M. and Hedley A.J., Psychometric properties of the nine-item Chinese patient satisfaction questionnaire (ChPSQ-9) in Chinese liver cancer patients (abstract), Psycho-Oncology. 2007, 16(S2): S157.

Wong W.S., Fielding R., Wong C.M. and Hedley A.J., Psychometric properties of the nine-item Chinese patient satisfaction questionnaire (ChPSQ-9) in Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, Psycho-Oncology. 2008, 17: 292-299.

Wong W.S. and Fielding R., The association between patient satisfaction and quality of life in Chinese lung and liver cancer patients, Medical Care. 2008, 46(3): 293-302.

Researcher : Wong YMB

List of Research Outputs

Ho D.S.Y., Lai Y.K., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Wong Y.M.B., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Obesity-related risk factors in Hong Kong adolescents (abstract), Frontiers in Biomedical Research HKU 2007, 13 December 2007. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medical, HKU, 55-56.

Wong Y.M.B., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S., Mak K.K., Lai Y.K., Thomas G.N. and Lam T.H., Neighbourhood recreational facilities and meeting physical activity recommendations among Chinese adolescents (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 79.

Researcher : Woo PS

List of Research Outputs

Leung G.M., Lam T.H., Thach T.Q., Woo P.S., Wong O.L. and Hedley A.J., Mass breast screening is highly inefficient, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2007, 13(4): 332-333.

Woo P.S., 5 April, 2008. Principles on screening, at the Cervical Smear Taking Course, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong., 2008.

Woo P.S., Cheung T.K., Kuntz K., Lam E., Wong B. and Leung G.M., Cost-effectiveness of population-based screening for colorectal cancer in Hong Kong Chinese (abstract and presentation), iHEA 6th World Congress, 8-11 July 2007, Lund. Lund, International Health Economics Association, 2007, 50.

Researcher : Wu JTK

List of Research Outputs

Wu J.T.K., Most Promising Young Researcher Award. Hong Kong, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR Government, 2007.

Wu J.T.K., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Spatial considerations for the allocation of pre-pandemic influenza vaccination in the United States, Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society. 2007, 274(1627): 2811-2817.

Wu J.T.K., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Using early combination chemotherapy to reduce the spread of antiviral resistance during the next influenza pandemic, INFORMS Annual Meeting 2007. Seattle.

Researcher : Wu P

List of Research Outputs

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., A statistical analysis of social and historical factors affecting tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong, 1961-2005 (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong . Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 13.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., Age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis notifications in Hong Kong from 1961 to 2005, Thorax. 2008, 63: 312-315.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Ho L.M., Johnston J.M. and Leung G.M., An age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis in Hong Kong (abstract), International Conference of the Royal Statistical Society, 16-20 July 2007, University of York, UK. York, Royal Statistical Society, 2007, 166.

Wu P., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M., Wong O.L., Johnston J.M., Leung C.C., Tam C.M. and Leung G.M., The relationship between socio-historical changes and tuberculosis incidence in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12 & 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 80.

Researcher : Yang L

List of Research Outputs

Ou C., Hedley A.J., Chung R.Y.N., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Yang L., Ho D.S.Y., Wong C.M. and Lam T.H., Socioeconomic disparities in air pollution-associated mortality, Environmental Research. 2008, 107: 237-244.

Wong C.M., Lai H.K., Ou C., Ho D.S.Y., Chan K.P., Thach T.Q., Yang L., Chau Y.K., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality?, PLoS One. 2008, 3(5): e2108.

Wong C.M., Yang L., Chan K.P., Chiu S.S.S., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Modeling the disease burden of influenza in the topical/subtropical regions (powerpoint presentation), WPRO Informal Consultation on Protocols for Influenza Disease burden Studies 2007, 12-13 November 2007, Manila. Manila, WHO/WPRO, 2007.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Chung R.Y.N., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H., Wong T.W. and Hedley A.J., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA) - A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (poster presentation), Health Effects Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 April 2008, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, USA, Health Effects Institute, 2008.

Wong C.M., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Chan K.P., Ou C., Yang L., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas G.N., Wong T.W., Lam T.H., Hedley A.J., Vichit-Vadakan N., Vajanapoom N. and Ostro B., Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA): A multi-city study for short-term effects of air pollution on mortality (abstract), International Conference on Environment and Health 2007, 6-8 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2007, 49-50.

Yang L., Comparison of influenza associated mortality in three Asian tropical/substropical cities (abstract), Multinational Influenza Seasonal Mortality Study (MISMS) - Asia Regional Meeting, 13-15 August 2007, Hanoi. Hanoi, National Institutes of Health, USA, 2007.

Yang L., Wong C.M., Lau E.H.Y., Chan K.P., Ou C. and Peiris J.S.M., Synchrony of clinical and laboratory surveillance for influenza in Hong Kong, PLoS ONE. 2008, 3(1): e1399.

Yang L., Wong C.M., Lau E.H.Y. and Peiris J.S.M., Syndhronous oscillation of influenza virus activity and influenza-like illness (abstract and oral presentation), 12th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 14 December 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2007, 151.

Researcher : Yeung RYT

Project Title:	Cost-effectiveness analysis of vaccinating the non-institutional elderly against influenza in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	McGhee SM, Schooling CM, Wong CM, Yeung RYT
Department:	Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:	05/2004

Abstract:

To compare which of the following is more cost effective than others. (1) Baseline: the DH's current annual immunization programme for institutionalized elderly; (2) Opportunistic: progamme where the elderly are invited to be vaccinated when they visit the healthcare system; (3) comprehensive strategies: four hypothetical programmes which result in 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% immunization coverage.

List of Research Outputs

McGhee S.M., Yeung R.Y.T., Wong L.C., Chau J., Wong C.M., Ho L.M. and Fielding R., The health benefits of reduced air pollution: Value and trade-offs, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2008, 14 (Suppl 3): S17-S19.

Researcher : Yin P

List of Research Outputs

Lao X., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Yin P., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., c-Reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2007, 194: 483-489.

Yin P., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H., Lam H.K.B., Miller M.R., Zhang W., Thomas G.N. and Adab P., Passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD among adults in China: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Lancet. 2007, 370: 751-757.

Researcher : Zhang W

List of Research Outputs

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China, Epidemiology. 2007, 18(6): 740-746.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Cowling B.J., Lao X., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S73.

Heys M., Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Adab P., Fielding R., Thomas G.N., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Childhood growth and adulthood cognition in a rapidly developing Southern Chinese population: The Guangzhou Cohort Biobank Project Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S116.

Lao X., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Yin P., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., c-Reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2007, 194: 483-489.

Liao Q., Thomas G.N., Jiang C.Q., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., The Associations between apolipoprotein-B/apolipoprotein-AI and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 5.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S85.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Leung G.M., Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 4.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Childhood social position and cardiovascular risk in a developing population. The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S128.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Childhood social position and cardiovascular risk in a developing population: The Guangzhou biobank cohort study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Poster 3.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Thomas G.N., Heys M., Lao X., Zhang W., Adab P., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, American Journal of Public Health. 2007, 97(10): 1834-1841.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Heys M., Zhang W., Lao X., Adab P., Cowling B.J., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2008, 62: 160-167.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Life-course origins of social inequalities in metabolic risk in the population of a developign country, American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008, 167(4): 419-428.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Pathways to obesity in a developing population. The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), 5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 6-10 November 2007, Perth. Perth, Early Human Development, 2007, S127-S128.

Schooling C.M., Jiang C.Q., Lam T.H., Zhang W., Cheng K.K. and Leung G.M., Pathways to obesity in a developing population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 8 September 2007, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2007, Free Paper 1.

Thomas G.N., Lao X., Jiang C.Q., McGhee S.M., Zhang W., Adab P., Lam T.H. and Cheng K.K., Implications of increased weight and waist circumference on vascular risk in an older Chinese population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Atherosclerosis. 2008, 196(2): 682-688.

Yin P., Jiang C.Q., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H., Lam H.K.B., Miller M.R., Zhang W., Thomas G.N. and Adab P., Passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD among adults in China: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Lancet. 2007, 370: 751-757.

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