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Validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF): a systematic review by Lee, Paul H, Macfarlane, Duncan J, Lam, T H, Stewart, Sunita M

“…The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) has been recommended as a cost-effective method to assess physical activity. Several…”
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Passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD among adults in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study by Yin, P, MSc, Jiang, CQ, Prof, Cheng, KK, Prof, Lam, TH, Prof, Lam, KH, MPhil, Miller, MR, MD, Zhang, WS, PhD, Thomas, GN, PhD, Adab, P, MD

“…Summary Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality in China, where the population is also exposed to high levels…”
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Quantum fluctuation in the segregation phase of two-component weakly interacting Bose–Einstein condensates by Ng Dung, L, Th Lam, L, Tien, L V, Song, P Th

“…Abstract Our investigation focuses on the condensate density, excited and condensed fractions of bosons in a mixture of two-component segregated weakly…”
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Performance of the international physical activity questionnaire (short form) in subgroups of the Hong Kong chinese population by Lee, Paul H, Yu, Y Y, McDowell, Ian, Leung, Gabriel M, Lam, T H, Stewart, Sunita M

“…The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF) has been validated and recommended as an efficient method to assess physical activity, but its…”
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Partial Characterization of Two Cathepsin D Family Aspartic Peptidases of Clonorchis sinensis by Kang, Jung-Mi, Yoo, Won-Gi, Lê, Hương Giang, Thái, Thị Lam, Hong, Sung-Jong, Sohn, Woon-Mok, Na, Byoung-Kuk

“…Cathepsin D (CatD, EC 3.4.23.5) is a member belonging to the subfamily of aspartic endopeptidases, which are classified into the MEROPS clan AA, family A1…”
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Childhood meat eating and inflammatory markers: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study by Schooling, C M, Jiang, C Q, Lam, T H, Zhang, W S, Cheng, K K, Leung, G M

“…We hypothesized that socio-economic development could, via nutritionally driven levels of pubertal sex-steroids, promote a pro-inflammatory state among men but…”
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Estimated birth weight and adult cardiovascular risk factors in a developing southern Chinese population: a cross sectional study by Schooling, C M, Jiang, C Q, Lam, T H, Cowling, B J, Au Yeung, S L, Zhang, W S, Cheng, K K, Leung, G M

“…Birth weight is negatively associated with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, but the associations are less well-established in developing populations where…”
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A cluster analysis of patterns of objectively measured physical activity in Hong Kong by Lee, Paul H, Yu, Ying-Ying, McDowell, Ian, Leung, Gabriel M, Lam, TH

“…The health benefits of exercise are clear. In targeting interventions it would be valuable to know whether characteristic patterns of physical activity (PA)…”
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Prevalence and correlates of smoking and sexual activity among Hong Kong adolescents by Lam, T.H, Stewart, Sunita M, Ho, L.M

“…Purpose: To report on the prevalence and correlates of smoking and sexual activity in a community sample of Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. Methods:…”
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Infodemiology of alcohol use in Hong Kong mentioned on blogs: infoveillance study by Chan, Kl, Ho, Sy, Lam, Th

“…In 2007 and 2008, the beer and wine tax in Hong Kong was halved and then abolished, resulting in an increase of alcohol consumption. The prevalence of the…”
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Cohort profile: the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration by Woodward, M, Barzi, F, Martiniuk, A, Fang, X, Gu, DF, Imai, Y, Lam, TH, Pan, WH, Rodgers, A, Suh, I, Jee, SH, Ueshima, H, Huxley, R

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Association between simple anthropometric indices and cardiovascular risk factors by HO, S. C, CHEN, Y. M, WOO, J. L. F, LEUNG, S. S. F, LAM, T. H, JANUS, E. D

“…To identify which of the three simple anthropometric indices, body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference (WC), best predicts…”
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Bovine Staphylococcus aureus: Subtyping, evolution, and zoonotic transfer by Boss, R, Cosandey, A, Luini, M, Artursson, K, Bardiau, M, Breitenwieser, F, Hehenberger, E, Lam, Th, Mansfeld, M, Michel, A, Mösslacher, G, Naskova, J, Nelson, S, Podpečan, O, Raemy, A, Ryan, E, Salat, O, Zangerl, P, Steiner, A, Graber, H U

“…Staphylococcus aureus is globally one of the most important pathogens causing contagious mastitis in cattle. Previous studies using ribosomal spacer (RS)-PCR,…”
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Serum triglycerides as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in the asia-pacific region by Patel, A, Barzi, F, Jamrozik, K, Lam, T H, Ueshima, H, Whitlock, G, Woodward, M

“…The importance of serum triglyceride levels as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases is uncertain. We performed an individual participant data…”
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Population-based mammography screening programme should be rigorously evaluated by Lam, T H

“…Any standard textbook of epidemiology will caution that issues such as appropriateness and evaluation of the screening test, subsequent diagnosis and…”
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Addition of clopidogrel to aspirin in 45 852 patients with acute myocardial infarction: randomised placebo-controlled trial by Chen, Z M, Jiang, L X, Chen, Y P, Xie, J X, Pan, H C, Peto, R, Collins, R, Liu, L S

“…Despite improvements in the emergency treatment of myocardial infarction (MI), early mortality and morbidity remain high. The antiplatelet agent clopidogrel…”
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High-throughput identification of regulatory elements and functional assays to uncover susceptibility genes for nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Wang, Tong-Min, Xiao, Ruo-Wen, He, Yong-Qiao, Zhang, Wen-Li, Diao, Hua, Tang, Minzhong, Mai, Zhi-Ming, Xue, Wen-Qiong, Yang, Da-Wei, Deng, Chang-Mi, Liao, Ying, Zhou, Ting, Li, Dan-Hua, Wu, Yan-Xia, Chen, Xue-Yin, Zhang, Jiangbo, Li, Xi-Zhao, Zhang, Pei-Fen, Zheng, Xiao-Hui, Zhang, Shao-Dan, Hu, Ye-Zhu, Cai, Yonglin, Zheng, Yuming, Zhang, Zhe, Zhou, Yifeng, Jin, Guangfu, Bei, Jinxin, Mai, Hai-Qiang, Sun, Ying, Ma, Jun, Hu, Zhibin, Liu, Jianjun, Lung, Maria Li, Adami, Hans-Olov, Ye, Weimin, Lam, Tai-Hing, Shen, Hongbing, Jia, Wei-Hua

“…Large-scale genetic association studies have identified multiple susceptibility loci for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), but the underlying biological…”
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Staphylococcus aureus genotype B and other genotypes isolated from cow milk in European countries by Cosandey, A, Boss, R, Luini, M, Artursson, K, Bardiau, M, Breitenwieser, F, Hehenberger, E, Lam, Th, Mansfeld, M, Michel, A, Mösslacher, G, Naskova, J, Nelson, S, Podpečan, O, Raemy, A, Ryan, E, Salat, O, Zangerl, P, Steiner, A, Graber, H U

“…Staphylococcus aureus is globally one of the most important pathogens causing contagious mastitis in cattle. Previous studies, however, have demonstrated in…”
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Cohort Profile: Hong Kong Department of Health Elderly Health Service Cohort by Schooling, C M, Chan, W M, Leung, S L, Lam, T H, Lee, S Y, Shen, C, Leung, J Y, Leung, G M

“…The Department of Health Elderly Health Service Cohort in Hong Kong was set up to promote understanding of ageing in a global context, to exploit the role of…”
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Changing pattern of the genetic diversities of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 and merozoite surface protein-2 in Myanmar isolates by Lê, Hương Giang, Kang, Jung-Mi, Jun, Hojong, Lee, Jinyoung, Thái, Thị Lam, Myint, Moe Kyaw, Aye, Khin Saw, Sohn, Woon-Mok, Shin, Ho-Joon, Kim, Tong-Soo, Na, Byoung-Kuk

“…Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 (PfMSP-1) and -2 (PfMSP-2) are major blood-stage vaccine candidate antigens. Understanding the genetic…”
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