Search Results - "Goggins, William"

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Hong Kong: A Time-Series Analysis on Its Relationship with Weather by Wang, Pin, Goggins, William B, Chan, Emily Y Y

“…Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is an emerging enterovirus-induced infectious disease for which the environmental risk factors promoting disease…”
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Global Incidence and Mortality for Prostate Cancer: Analysis of Temporal Patterns and Trends in 36 Countries by Wong, Martin C.S, Goggins, William B, Wang, Harry H.X, Fung, Franklin D.H, Leung, Colette, Wong, Samuel Y.S, Ng, Chi Fai, Sung, Joseph J.Y

“…Abstract Background Prostate cancer (PCa) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally, but its specific geographic patterns and temporal trends are…”
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The global epidemiology of bladder cancer: a joinpoint regression analysis of its incidence and mortality trends and projection by Wong, Martin C. S., Fung, Franklin D. H., Leung, Colette, Cheung, Wilson W. L., Goggins, William B., Ng, C. F.

“…We tested the hypotheses that the global incidence of bladder cancer was increasing but its mortality was reducing and its incidence was positively correlated…”
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The impact of extremely hot weather events on all-cause mortality in a highly urbanized and densely populated subtropical city: A 10-year time-series study (2006–2015) by Wang, Dan, Lau, Kevin Ka-Lun, Ren, Chao, Goggins, William Bernard III, Shi, Yuan, Ho, Hung Chak, Lee, Tsz-Cheung, Lee, Lap-Shun, Woo, Jean, Ng, Edward

“…The impact of heatwaves on public health has led to an urgent need to describe extremely hot weather events (EHWEs) and evaluate their health impacts. In Hong…”
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A systematic review on lagged associations in climate–health studies by Wang, Pin, Zhang, Xuyi, Hashizume, Masahiro, Goggins, William B, Luo, Chao

“…Abstract Background Lagged associations in climate–health studies have already been ubiquitously acknowledged in recent years. Despite extensive time-series…”
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A time-series study of the association of rainfall, relative humidity and ambient temperature with hospitalizations for rotavirus and norovirus infection among children in Hong Kong by Wang, Pin, Goggins, William B., Chan, Emily Y.Y.

“…Rotavirus and norovirus are infectious pathogens primarily affecting children under 5 years old. The impact of rainfall on diarrheal diseases remains…”
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Effect modification of the association between short-term meteorological factors and mortality by urban heat islands in Hong Kong by Goggins, William B, Chan, Emily Y Y, Ng, Edward, Ren, Chao, Chen, Liang

“…Prior studies from around the world have indicated that very high temperatures tend to increase summertime mortality. However possible effect modification by…”
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Incidence and mortality of lung cancer: global trends and association with socioeconomic status by Wong, Martin C. S., Lao, Xiang Qian, Ho, Kin-Fai, Goggins, William B., Tse, Shelly L. A.

“…We examined the correlation between lung cancer incidence/mortality and country-specific socioeconomic development, and evaluated its most recent global…”
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Urban heat island effect-related mortality under extreme heat and non-extreme heat scenarios: A 2010–2019 case study in Hong Kong by Ho, Janice Y., Shi, Yuan, Lau, Kevin K.L., Ng, Edward Y.Y., Ren, Chao, Goggins, William B.

“…The urban heat island (UHI) effect exacerbates the adverse impact of heat on human health. However, while the UHI effect is further intensified during extreme…”
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Association of urban built environment and socioeconomic factors with suicide mortality in high-density cities: A case study of Hong Kong by Wang, Pin, Goggins, William B., Zhang, Xuyi, Ren, Chao, Lau, Kevin Ka-Lun

“…Population ageing, climate change and urbanization have been occurring rapidly globally. Evidence-based healthy city development is required to improve living…”
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International incidence and mortality trends of liver cancer: a global profile by Wong, Martin C. S., Jiang, Johnny Y., Goggins, William B, Liang, Miaoyin, Fang, Yuan, Fung, Franklin D. H., Leung, Colette, Wang, Harry H. X., Wong, Grace L. H., Wong, Vincent W.S., Chan, Henry L. Y.

“…We examined the global incidence and mortality rates of liver cancer, and evaluated the association between incidence/mortality and socioeconomic development…”
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Associations of Salmonella hospitalizations with ambient temperature, humidity and rainfall in Hong Kong by Wang, Pin, Goggins, William B., Chan, Emily Y.Y.

“…Little is known about the relationship between Salmonella infection and meteorological parameters other than air temperature. This study aimed to explore…”
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Projecting future temperature-related mortality using annual time series data: An example from Hong Kong by Wang, Pin, Tong, Hang Wai, Lee, Tsz Cheung, Goggins, William B.

“…Previous studies projecting future temperature-related mortality under climate change have mostly used short-term temperature-mortality associations based on…”
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A study of intracity variation of temperature-related mortality and socioeconomic status among the Chinese population in Hong Kong by Chan, Emily Ying Yang, Goggins, William B, Kim, Jacqueline Jakyoung, Griffiths, Sian M

“…BackgroundHong Kong, a major city in China, has one of the world's highest income inequalities and one of the world's highest average increases in urban…”
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Short-term association between ambient temperature and acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations for diabetes mellitus patients: A time series study by Lam, Holly Ching Yu, Chan, Juliana Chung Ngor, Luk, Andrea On Yan, Chan, Emily Ying Yang, Goggins, William Bernard

“…Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the leading cause of death among people with diabetes mellitus (DM) and has been found to occur more frequently with…”
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Burden of unique and low prevalence somatic mutations correlates with cancer survival by Klebanov, Nikolai, Artomov, Mykyta, Goggins, William B., Daly, Emma, Daly, Mark J., Tsao, Hensin

“…Tumor mutational burden correlates with improved survival and immunotherapy response in some malignancies, and with tumor aggressiveness in others. To study…”
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Individual socioeconomic status as a modifier of the association between high ambient temperature and hospital admissions: a time series study in Hong Kong, 2010–2019 by Guo, Yi Tong, Bernard Goggins, William, Chan, Emily Ying Yang, Ho, Kin Fai

“…Few studies have examined individual socioeconomic status (SES) as a potential modifier of ambient temperature–health associations, especially for…”
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Incidence and mortality of kidney cancer: temporal patterns and global trends in 39 countries by Wong, Martin C. S., Goggins, William B., Yip, Benjamin H. K., Fung, Franklin D. H., Leung, Colette, Fang, Yuan, Wong, Samuel Y. S., Ng, C. F.

“…We tested the hypotheses that kidney cancer incidence was increasing globally whilst its mortality was reducing; and its incidence was positively correlated…”
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Delayed kidney transplantation in combined liver-kidney transplantation by Ekser, Burcin, Goggins, William C.

“…To review the impact of delayed kidney transplantation approach in combined (simultaneous) liver-kidney transplantation (CLKT). CLKT offers a life-saving…”
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A study of the short-term associations between hospital admissions and mortality from heart failure and meteorological variables in Hong Kong: Weather and heart failure in Hong Kong by Goggins, William B, Chan, Emily Yy

“…Previous research has shown winter peaks for both hospitalizations and mortality from HF, but few studies have examined the association between meteorological…”
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