Research Topics
| Tze Wai WongSummaryAffiliation: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Country: China Publications
| Collaborators
|
Detail Information
Publications
Effect of dust storm events on daily emergency admissions for cardiovascular diseasesWilson W S Tam
School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Circ J 76:655-60. 2012..The aim of this study was to investigate the association between coarse particles and emergency hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in Hong Kong...
Agreement on responses to respiratory illnesses questionnaireT W Wong
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin
Arch Dis Child 78:379-80. 1998..The agreement was generally poor for respiratory symptoms. The disparity shows the need for cross validation of clinical information in history taking...- Air pollution and general practice consultations for respiratory illnessesT W Wong
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital Shatin, NT
J Epidemiol Community Health 56:949-50. 2002 - An outbreak of SARS among healthcare workersTze Wai Wong
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
Occup Environ Med 60:528. 2003 - War on Iraq: the public health perspectiveTze-Wai Wong
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4/F, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Med J 9:306. 2003 
Deaths due to external causes among adolescents in Hong KongTze Wai Wong
Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of Hong Kong School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, HK SAR
Asia Pac J Public Health 20:148-51. 2008..The mortality rate is comparatively low and has decreased significantly over time. Suicide deaths are, however, on the increase. Monitoring the changing trend is useful in setting public health priorities...- Cluster of SARS among medical students exposed to single patient, Hong KongTze Wai Wong
Departmentof Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People s Republic of China
Emerg Infect Dis 10:269-76. 2004..Proximity to the index case-patient was associated with transmission, which is consistent with droplet spread. Transmission through fomites or small aerosols cannot be ruled out... - Association between air pollution and general practitioner visits for respiratory diseases in Hong KongT W Wong
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Thorax 61:585-91. 2006.... - Handwashing practice and the use of personal protective equipment among medical students after the SARS epidemic in Hong KongTze Wai Wong
Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR
Am J Infect Control 33:580-6. 2005.... - Household gas cooking: a risk factor for respiratory illnesses in preschool childrenT W Wong
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4 F, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
Arch Dis Child 89:631-6. 2004..To explore the association of household gas cooking and respiratory illnesses in preschool children and their relation to outdoor air pollution... - Associations between daily mortalities from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and air pollution in Hong Kong, ChinaT W Wong
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4 F School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N T, Hong Kong
Occup Environ Med 59:30-5. 2002..To investigate the association between ambient concentrations of air pollutants and respiratory and cardiovascular mortalities in Hong Kong... - Predicted maximal oxygen uptake in normal Hong Kong Chinese schoolchildren and those with respiratory diseasesT W Wong
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Pediatr Pulmonol 31:126-32. 2001..Habitual physical activity was an independent predictor of V'O2max, but not of FEV1. The low V'O2 max in Hong Kong children may be explained in part by ethnic differences and possibly a low level of physical activity... - Respiratory health and lung function in Chinese restaurant kitchen workersTze Wai Wong
School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Occup Environ Med 68:746-52. 2011..To measure air pollutant concentrations in Chinese restaurant kitchens using different stove types and assess their influence on workers' respiratory health... - Sporadic contact with unfamiliar source makes epidemic unlikelyT W Wong
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4/F, School of Public Health, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
J Epidemiol Community Health 57:772-3. 2003 - A review of statutory medical examinations in Asian-Pacific countriesTze Wai Wong
School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Am J Ind Med 54:78-88. 2011..We reviewed SME legislation and enforcement in the rapidly industrializing Asia-Pacific, compared these with laws in Europe and America, and identified areas for further development... - Air pollution and hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Hong KongT W Wong
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Occup Environ Med 56:679-83. 1999..To investigate short term effects of concentrations of pollutants in ambient air on hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in Hong Kong... - Effect of dust storm events on daily emergency admissions for respiratory diseasesWilson W S Tam
School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Respirology 17:143-8. 2012..The harmful effect of dust storm on lung health is controversial. This study aimed to assess any associations between dust storms and emergency hospital admissions due to respiratory disease in Hong Kong... - Effects of coarse particulate matter on emergency hospital admissions for respiratory diseases: a time-series analysis in Hong KongHong Qiu
School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
Environ Health Perspect 120:572-6. 2012..5 μm (PM2.5), but relatively few have investigated the relationship of hospital admissions with coarse PM (PMc; 2.5-10 μm aerodynamic diameter)... - Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and Chinese schoolchildren's respiratory health: a prospective cohort studyQi qiang He
School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Hubei, China
Am J Prev Med 41:487-93. 2011..Although China is the most coveted cigarette market worldwide, few studies have examined the longitudinal effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on health... - Respiratory health in overweight and obese Chinese childrenQi qiang He
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, PR China
Pediatr Pulmonol 44:997-1002. 2009..The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of body mass index (BMI) with asthma, asthma-like symptoms, and lung functions in Chinese schoolchildren... - Deaths from nasopharyngeal cancer among waiters and waitresses in Chinese restaurantsIgnatius T S Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4 F, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 77:499-504. 2004..This study was carried out to investigate whether waiters/waitresses in Chinese restaurants have an increased risk of dying from NPC... - High prevalence of accelerated silicosis among gold miners in Jiangxi, ChinaLap Ah Tse
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Am J Ind Med 50:876-80. 2007..This study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of accelerated silicosis among Chinese gold miners... - Chronic effects of ambient air pollution on lung function among Chinese childrenYang Gao
School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
Arch Dis Child 98:128-35. 2013..To examine the association between long-term exposure to air pollution and lung function among Chinese schoolchildren in Southern China (Hong Kong)... - Environmental tobacco smoke and lung cancer among Chinese nonsmoking males: might adenocarcinoma be the culprit?Lap Ah Tse
Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Studies, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Am J Epidemiol 169:533-41. 2009..The consistent exposure-response relations between ETS exposures and adenocarcinoma suggested a probable causal link, which would have to be confirmed by future larger studies... - Dose-response relationship between cooking fumes exposures and lung cancer among Chinese nonsmoking womenIgnatius T S Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
Cancer Res 66:4961-7. 2006..Cumulative exposure to cooking by means of any form of frying could increase the risk of lung cancer in Hong Kong nonsmoking women. Practical means to reduce exposures to cooking fumes should be given top priority in future research... - Direct and interactive effects of occupational stress and coping on ulcer-like symptoms among Chinese male off-shore oil workersWei Qing Chen
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou, China
Am J Ind Med 52:500-8. 2009.... - Association of occupational stress and social support with health-related behaviors among chinese offshore oil workersWei Qing Chen
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat Sen University, Hong Kong SAR, China
J Occup Health 50:262-9. 2008..74; 95% CI=1.16-2.65) and friends (OR=1.68; 95% CI=1.06-2.42). The findings suggest that psychosocial factors of occupational stress and social support at offshore oil work might affect workers' health-related behaviors in different ways... - Temporal-spatial analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome among hospital inpatientsIgnatius T S Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Clin Infect Dis 40:1237-43. 2005..We report the temporal-spatial spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) among inpatients in a hospital ward during a major nosocomial outbreak and discuss possible mechanisms for the outbreak... - Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding organic solvents among printing workers in Hong KongIgnatius Tak Sun Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
J Occup Health 47:305-10. 2005..Front line supervisors have a pivotal role to play in improving safe practices of workers by informing them of the necessary precautions and supplying the relevant chemical information... - Previous pulmonary disease and family cancer history increase the risk of lung cancer among Hong Kong womenXiao Rong Wang
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4 F, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
Cancer Causes Control 20:757-63. 2009..The results support an etiological link of preexisting lung disease and family cancer history to the risk of lung cancer... - Temporal relationship between air pollutants and hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Hong KongFanny W S Ko
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, 30 32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
Thorax 62:780-5. 2007..To assess any relationship between the levels of ambient air pollutants and hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Hong Kong... - Why did outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome occur in some hospital wards but not in others?Ignatius T Yu
Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
Clin Infect Dis 44:1017-25. 2007..We systematically analyzed the risk factors for nosocomial outbreaks of SARS among hospital wards in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, China... - 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 protectionAnthony J Hedley
Department of Community Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
J Toxicol Environ Health A 71:544-54. 2008..The outcome demonstrates the need for more effective translation of the scientific evidence base into risk communication and public policy... - Can schoolchildren provide valid answers about their respiratory health experiences in questionnaires? Implications for epidemiological studiesTak Sun Ignatius Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Pediatr Pulmonol 37:37-42. 2004..By doing so, higher response rates, and perhaps also better yields of correct information, may be obtained... - SARS transmission among hospital workers in Hong KongJoseph T F Lau
Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People s Republic of China
Emerg Infect Dis 10:280-6. 2004.... - Short-term association between sulfur dioxide and daily mortality: the Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia (PAPA) studyHaidong Kan
School of Public Health, Fudan University, Box 249, 130 Dong an Road, Shanghai 200032, China
Environ Res 110:258-64. 2010..These associations may be attributable to SO(2) serving as a surrogate of other substances. Our findings suggest that the role of outdoor exposure to SO(2) should be investigated further in this region... - Effects of age, period and cohort on acute myocardial infarction mortality in Hong KongIgnatius T S Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, SAR, 4 F, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
Int J Cardiol 97:63-8. 2004..The time trends of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) mortality would have implications for the future trends of AMI in Mainland China... - Unintentional injuries among primary and middle school students in Maanshan City, eastern ChinaYe-huan Sun
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Acta Paediatr 95:268-75. 2006.... - Anti-SARS-CoV immunoglobulin G in healthcare workers, Guangzhou, ChinaWei Qing Chen
School of Public Health, Sun Yat Sen University, Zhongshan Road II 74, Guangzhou 510080, People s Republic of China
Emerg Infect Dis 11:89-94. 2005..Low level of immunity among unaffected healthcare workers reinforces the need for adequate personal protection and other infection control measures in hospitals to prevent future epidemics... - Evidence of airborne transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome virusIgnatius T S Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
N Engl J Med 350:1731-9. 2004.... - Estimating incubation period with multiple contact daysWilson Ws Tam
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Scand J Infect Dis 39:609-11. 2007..A method based on probability distribution to deal with the problem is presented and an example is given for illustration... - Impact of air pollution on cardiopulmonary fitness in schoolchildrenIgnatius T S Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
J Occup Environ Med 46:946-52. 2004..Air pollution adversely affected the VO2max in children, and physical exercise in a polluted environment might not have beneficial effect on cardiopulmonary fitness... - Occupational health and safety challenges in China--focusing on township-village enterprisesXiaorong Wang
School of Public Health and Primary Care at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Arch Environ Occup Health 66:3-11. 2011.... - Socioeconomic distribution of health and health care utilization in a new town in Hong Kong, ChinaTak Sun Ignatius Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N T, Hong Kong SAR, China
Biomed Environ Sci 17:234-45. 2004..To assess the association of socioeconomic indicators with various chronic and acute illnesses and the utilization of public health care in a new town in Hong Kong, China... - Predicting super spreading events during the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemics in Hong Kong and SingaporeYuguo Li
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People s Republic of China
Am J Epidemiol 160:719-28. 2004..The authors found that the daily infection rate did not correlate with the daily total number of symptomatic cases but with the daily number of symptomatic cases who were not admitted to a hospital within 4 days of the onset of symptoms... - Effects of air pollution on asthma hospitalization rates in different age groups in Hong KongF W S Ko
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Clin Exp Allergy 37:1312-9. 2007..To assess the relationship between levels of ambient air pollutants and hospitalization rates for asthma in Hong Kong (HK)... - Further evidence for a link between silica dust and esophageal cancerIgnatius Tak Sun Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Int J Cancer 114:479-83. 2005..We believe that the excess risk of esophageal cancer mortality among caisson workers with silicosis could best be explained by the very heavy exposure to free silica dust in their working environment... - Diurnal temperature range and daily cardiovascular mortalities among the elderly in Hong KongWilson W S Tam
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, HKSAR
Arch Environ Occup Health 64:202-6. 2009..017; 95% confidence interval = 1.003-1.031). The authors recommend that special attention be paid to the elderly population to protect them from excessive diurnal variations in temperature... - Multi-zone modeling of probable SARS virus transmission by airflow between flats in Block E, Amoy GardensY Li
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Indoor Air 15:96-111. 2005..The study has implications to public health in, for example, the control of other airborne respiratory infectious diseases such as influenza, and in bio-terror safety in buildings... - Occupational exposure to mixtures of organic solvents increases the risk of neurological symptoms among printing workers in Hong KongIgnatius Tak Sun Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
J Occup Environ Med 46:323-30. 2004..7-5.9), abnormal or reduced smell (1.6-4.1), memory loss (1.8), and mucous membrane irritation symptoms (1.5-4.6) significantly increased in the exposed group, especially when the summation index of exposure exceeded one... - Agreement between hearing thresholds measured in non-soundproof work environments and a soundproof boothT W Wong
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4 F, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
Occup Environ Med 60:667-71. 2003..To study the agreement between audiometric test results measured in non-soundproof environments at the worksite, and in a soundproof booth... - Assessing the provision of occupational health services in the construction industry in Hong KongT S I Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
Occup Med (Lond) 52:375-82. 2002..In general, larger establishment size and having safety and/or health policies were the important factors leading to high scores... - Before the paradigm shift: concepts and communication between doctors and nurses in a burns teamAndrew Burd
Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, PR China
Burns 28:691-5. 2002..The consensus conclusion was that this approach was a very valuable investment in time in pursuing excellence in the field of burns care... - A prospective controlled clinical study of skin donor sites treated with a 1-4,2-acetamide-deoxy-B-D-glucan polymer: a preliminary reportW S Ho
Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, SAR, Hong Kong, People s Republic of China
Burns 27:759-61. 2001..This finding was encouraging because the cost of Hyphecan is less than 50% of Kaltostat and it may be worthwhile to explore the clinical application of Hyphecan in other area of burns treatment... - Adverse effects of low-level air pollution on the respiratory health of schoolchildren in Hong KongT S Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4 F, Lek Yuen Health Centre, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
J Occup Environ Med 43:310-6. 2001..The study provides additional evidence for the adverse effects of long-term exposure to relatively low-level air pollution... - Factors associated with non-urgent utilization of Accident and Emergency services: a case-control study in Hong KongA Lee
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Soc Sci Med 51:1075-85. 2000..Interim clinical services provided to those non-urgent cases by nursing practitioners or by GPs working in A&E could also facilitate discharge of patients to primary care facilities... - Recent trends of stroke mortality in Hong Kong: age, period, cohort analyses and the implicationsT S Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, PRC
Neuroepidemiology 19:265-74. 2000..Closer monitoring of the situation in the next years is warranted... - Bizarre paediatric facial burnsW S Ho
Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Burns 26:504-6. 2000..Detail assessment including a developmental history of the child and the psychosocial assessment of the family revealed that these three boys were burned because of poor medical advice and innocent cultural belief... - Occupational injuries in Shunde City--a county undergoing rapid economic change in southern ChinaT S Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT
Accid Anal Prev 31:313-7. 1999..The implications of the differential distributions of the occurrence of the injures were discussed... - Using child reported respiratory symptoms to diagnose asthma in the communityI T S Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
Arch Dis Child 89:544-8. 2004..To study how respiratory symptoms reported by children, with or without spirometry, could help to discriminate those with asthma from those without... - Lung cancer mortality among silicotic workers in Hong Kong--no evidence for a linkI T S Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Ann Oncol 18:1056-63. 2007..The link between silica dust/silicosis and lung cancer is still very controversial. We examined the relationship between silica dust exposure and/or silicosis and lung cancer in a large cohort of silicotic workers in Hong Kong... - Pertussis--a re-emerging infection?K S C Fung
Department of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR, People s Republic of China
J Infect 48:145-8. 2004..Health care workers should have a high index of suspicion for pertussis, in particular for those with paroxysmal cough and high lymphocyte counts so as to give timely diagnosis and treatment... - Mortality from non-malignant respiratory diseases among people with silicosis in Hong Kong: exposure-response analyses for exposure to silica dustL A Tse
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Occup Environ Med 64:87-92. 2007.... - Small area variations of cancer mortality in Hong Kong--the roles of health care and socio-economic statusI T S Yu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Neoplasma 51:144-9. 2004.... - Clustered randomized controlled trial of a hand hygiene intervention involving pocket-sized containers of alcohol-based hand rub for the control of infections in long-term care facilitiesWing Kin Yeung
School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32:67-76. 2011..To investigate the effectiveness of a multifaceted hand hygiene program involving the use of pocket-sized containers of antiseptic gel in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) with elderly residents... - Time trends of female lung cancer in Hong Kong: Age, period and birth cohort analysisYuk Lan Chiu
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Int J Cancer 111:424-30. 2004..Domestic air pollution, poor nutrition and tobacco smoking might have played important roles in the change of risks in successive generations and provide guidance for future interventions... - A retrospective study of 2585 patients patch tested with the European standard series in Hong Kong (1995-99)Wai Sun Lam
Social Hygiene Service, Department of Health, and Department of Community and Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Int J Dermatol 47:128-33. 2008..We aimed to explore the demographic data associated with positive reactions and the profile of contact sensitizing allergens in Hong Kong... - Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong KongJoseph T F Lau
Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People s Republic of China
Emerg Infect Dis 10:235-43. 2004..SARS transmission at the household level was not negligible in Hong Kong. Transmission rates may be greatly reduced with precautionary measures taken by household members of SARS patients... - The effects of air pollution on mortality in socially deprived urban areas in Hong Kong, ChinaChit Ming Wong
Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Environ Health Perspect 116:1189-94. 2008..Poverty is a major determinant of population health, but little is known about its role in modifying air pollution effects... - Nutrition and children's respiratory health in Guangzhou, ChinaQ Q He
School of Public Health, Sun Yat Sen University, 74 Zhongshan Road 2, Guangzhou, 510080 Guangdong, China
Public Health 122:1425-32. 2008..To investigate the role of nutrition in children's respiratory health in subjects participating in a study on air pollution and respiratory health... - Role of air distribution in SARS transmission during the largest nosocomial outbreak in Hong KongY Li
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Indoor Air 15:83-95. 2005..Our example simulation, which extended the SARS Busters' design for an isolation room to Ward 8A, demonstrated that there was room for improvement to minimize cross-infection in large general hospital wards... - Cutaneous melanoma: a population-based epidemiology report with 989 patients in Hong KongS K Hui
Department of Health, Social Hygene Service, Hong Kong, China
Clin Exp Dermatol 32:265-7. 2007..Advanced age is thus confirmed as a risk factor for cutaneous melanoma in our local population. In an ageing population, the estimated future incidence and mortality rate of cutaneous melanoma are likely to increase... - Morbidity patterns of non-urgent patients attending accident and emergency departments in Hong Kong: cross-sectional studyA Lee
Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Med J 7:131-8. 2001..Without revision of primary health care services, accident and emergency departments will continue to be used inappropriately by patients as an alternative to general practice care... - Dispersion of exhaled droplet nuclei in a two-bed hospital ward with three different ventilation systemsH Qian
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Indoor Air 16:111-28. 2006..This work is useful in identifying an appropriate and effective ventilation method for removing droplet nuclei more effectively, and thus minimizing the risk of cross-infections in hospital wards with multiple beds... - Candidates for thrombolytic treatment in acute ischaemic stroke--where are our patients in Hong Kong?Y C Siu
Accident and Emergency Department, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
J Accid Emerg Med 16:412-7. 1999..This study aims to identify the potential number of stroke patients suitable for t-PA in Hong Kong... - Demographic and lifestyle factors associated with dioxin-like activity (CALUX-TEQ) in human breast milk in Hong KongE A S Nelson
Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 6/F Clinical and Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Environ Sci Technol 40:1432-8. 2006..Temporal trends in body loads of dioxins remain to be established and continuous monitoring of dioxins in humans and foods is necessary as a precautionary approach to guide environmental control measures and prevent exposure to infants... - Breast milk dioxins in Hong Kong and Pearl River DeltaAnthony J Hedley
Department of Community Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
Environ Health Perspect 114:202-8. 2006..The findings allow support for the WHO breast-feeding advisory. Trends in human dioxin levels in the region cannot yet be determined, and rigorous controls are needed to reduce emissions of dioxins and human exposure in mainland China... - "Will the SARS epidemic recur?" A retrospective analysis of the experts' opinionsTze Wai Wong
J Epidemiol Community Health 60:87. 2006