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Indoor time-microenvironment-activity patterns in seven regions of Europe by Schweizer, Christian, Edwards, Rufus David, Bayer-Oglesby, Lucy, Gauderman, William James, Ilacqua, Vito, Jantunen, Matti Juhani, Lai, Hak Kan, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Künzli, Nino

“…Personal exposure to environmental substances is largely determined by time-microenvironment-activity patterns while moving across locations or…”
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Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Academic Performance in Non-Smoking Adolescents by Ho, Sai-Yin, PhD, Lai, Hak-Kan, PhD, Wang, Man-Ping, MPH, Lam, Tai-Hing, MD

“…Objective To study the association between exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) and academic performance in non-smoking adolescents. Study design A questionnaire…”
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Is exercise protective against influenza-associated mortality? by Wong, Chit-Ming, Lai, Hak-Kan, Ou, Chun-Quan, Ho, Sai-Yin, Chan, King-Pan, Thach, Thuan-Quoc, Yang, Lin, Chau, Yuen-Kwan, Lam, Tai-Hing, Hedley, Anthony Johnson, Peiris, Joseph Sriyal Malik

“…Little is known about the effect of physical exercise on influenza-associated mortality. We collected information about exercise habits and other lifestyles,…”
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A method to derive the relationship between the annual and short-term air quality limits—Analysis using the WHO Air Quality Guidelines for health protection by Lai, Hak-Kan, Hedley, Anthony J., Thach, Thuan–Quoc, Wong, Chit-Ming

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines (AQG) were launched in 2006, but gaps remain in evidence on health impacts and relationships between…”
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Fish Consumption and Mortality in Hong Kong Chinese—the LIMOR Study by Wang, Man Ping, MPhil, Thomas, G. Neil, PhD, Ho, Sai Yin, PhD, Lai, Hak Kan, PhD, Mak, Kwok Hang, MBBS, Lam, Tai Hing, MD

“…Purpose To investigate the association between fish consumption and mortality in 36,003 Chinese. Methods A case-control study collected 81% of all deaths of…”
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Meta-analysis of adverse health effects due to air pollution in Chinese populations by Lai, Hak-Kan, Tsang, Hilda, Wong, Chit-Ming

“…Pooled estimates of air pollution health effects are important drivers of environmental risk communications and political willingness. In China, there is a…”
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Long‐term exposure to neighborhood smoke from household heating and risk of respiratory and dermatological prescription medications—Growing Up in New Zealand child cohort study by Lai, Hak Kan, Camargo, Carlos A., Woodward, Alistair, Hobbs, Mark, Pillai, Avinesh, Morton, Susan M., Grant, Cameron C.

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STROBE-Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Hospitalization Due to Peptic Ulcers by Wong, Chit-Ming, Tsang, Hilda, Lai, Hak-Kan, Thach, Thuan-Quoc, Thomas, G. Neil, Chan, King-Pan, Lee, Siu-Yin, Ayres, Jon G., Lam, Tai-Hing, Leung, Wai K.

“…Little is known about the effect of air pollution on the gastrointestinal (GI) system. We investigated the association between long-term exposures to outdoor…”
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Health impact assessment of exposure to fine particulate matter based on satellite and meteorological information by Lai, Hak-Kan, Tsang, Hilda, Thach, Thuan-Quoc, Wong, Chit-Ming

“…Air pollution in China, especially in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region, has drastically increased in recent years. We modelled annual mean ground-level PM2.5…”
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Obesity and influenza associated mortality: Evidence from an elderly cohort in Hong Kong by Yang, Lin, Chan, King Pan, Lee, Ruby Siu-yin, Chan, Wai Man, Lai, Hak Kan, Thach, Thuan Quoc, Chan, Kwok Hung, Lam, Tai Hing, Peiris, J.S. Malik, Wong, Chit Ming

“…Abstract Objective Obesity was not identified as a risk factor for influenza until the recent 2009 H1N1 pandemic. Based on a cohort of 66,820 subjects aged 65…”
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Thermal stress associated mortality risk and effect modification by sex and obesity in an elderly cohort of Chinese in Hong Kong by Xu, Wansu, Thach, Thuan-Quoc, Chau, Yuen-Kwan, Lai, Hak-Kan, Lam, Tai-Hing, Chan, Wai-Man, Lee, Ruby S.Y., Hedley, Anthony J., Wong, Chit-Ming

“…We assessed the effects of apparent temperature (AT) on mortality and the effect modifications attributable to individual characteristics in Hong Kong with…”
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Secondhand Smoke and Respiratory Symptoms Among Adolescent Current Smokers by Lai, Hak-Kan, Ho, Sai-Yin, Wang, Man-Ping, Lam, Tai-Hing

“…No study has ever reported the association between persistent respiratory symptoms and exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in adolescent smokers. The impact of…”
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Lung function and exposure to workplace second-hand smoke during exemptions from smoking ban legislation: an exposure-response relationship based on indoor PM2.5 and urinary cotinine levels by Lai, Hak-Kan, Hedley, Anthony J, Repace, James, So, Ching, Lu, Qiu-Ying, McGhee, Sarah M, Fielding, Richard, Wong, Chit-Ming

“…The effects of workplace second-hand smoke (SHS) on lung function remain uncertain because of a lack of objective measures for SHS exposures. To determine…”
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Time–activity relationships to VOC personal exposure factors by Edwards, Rufus D., Schweizer, Christian, Llacqua, Vito, Lai, Hak Kan, Jantunen, Matti, Bayer-Oglesby, Lucy, Künzli, Nino

“…Social and demographic factors have been found to play a significant role in differences between time–activity patterns of population subgroups. Since…”
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‘Carcinogens in a puff’: smoking in Hong Kong movies by Ho, Sai-Yin, Wang, Man-Ping, Lai, Hak-Kan, Hedley, Anthony J, Lam, Tai-Hing

“…Smoking scenes in movies, exploited by the tobacco industry to circumvent advertisement bans, are linked to adolescent smoking. Recently, a Hong Kong romantic…”
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Personal exposures to VOC in the upper end of the distribution—relationships to indoor, outdoor and workplace concentrations by Edwards, Rufus D., Schweizer, Christian, Jantunen, Matti, Lai, Hak Kan, Bayer-Oglesby, Lucy, Katsouyanni, Klea, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Saarela, Kristiina, Sram, Radim, Künzli, Nino

“…Evaluation of relationships between median residential indoor, indoor workplace and population exposures may obscure potential strategies for exposure…”
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Weight misperception and psychosocial health in normal weight Chinese adolescents by Lo, Wing-Sze, Ho, Sai-Yin, Mak, Kwok-Kei, Lai, Hak-Kan, Lai, Yuen-Kwan, Lam, Tai-Hing

“…Abstract Objective. To investigate the association between weight misperception and psychosocial health problems among normal weight Chinese adolescent boys…”
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Exposure to particulate air pollution at different living locations and respiratory symptoms in Hong Kong - an application of satellite information by Lai, Hak-Kan, Ho, Sai-Yin, Wong, Chit-Ming, Mak, Kwok-Kei, Lo, Wing-Sze, Lam, Tai-Hing

“…Respiratory ill-health effects due to particulate air exposure at different geographical locations in Hong Kong that aggregate individual living locations were…”
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Cancer Mortality Risks from Long-term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particle by Wong, Chit Ming, Tsang, Hilda, Lai, Hak Kan, Thomas, G Neil, Lam, Kin Bong, Chan, King Pan, Zheng, Qishi, Ayres, Jon G, Lee, Siu Yin, Lam, Tai Hing, Thach, Thuan Quoc

“…Few studies have assessed long-term effects of particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 μm (PM2.5) on mortality for causes of cancer other than…”
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Satellite-Based Estimates of Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particles and Association with Mortality in Elderly Hong Kong Residents by Wong, Chit Ming, Lai, Hak Kan, Tsang, Hilda, Thach, Thuan Quoc, Thomas, G Neil, Lam, Kin Bong Hubert, Chan, King Pan, Yang, Lin, Lau, Alexis K H, Ayres, Jon G, Lee, Siu Yin, Chan, Wai Man, Hedley, Anthony J, Lam, Tai Hing

“…A limited number of studies on long-term effects of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 μm (PM2.5) on health suggest it can be an important…”
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