Search Results - "Yip, Benjamin H"

Common genetic determinants of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in Swedish families: a population-based study by Lichtenstein, Paul, Prof, Yip, Benjamin H, MSc, Björk, Camilla, MSc, Pawitan, Yudi, Prof, Cannon, Tyrone D, Prof, Sullivan, Patrick F, Prof, Hultman, Christina M, PhD

“…Summary Background Whether schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are the clinical outcomes of discrete or shared causative processes is much debated in…”
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Effect of Low-Concentration Atropine Eyedrops vs Placebo on Myopia Incidence in Children: The LAMP2 Randomized Clinical Trial by Yam, Jason C, Zhang, Xiu Juan, Zhang, Yuzhou, Yip, Benjamin H. K, Tang, Fangyao, Wong, Emily S, Bui, Christine H. T, Kam, Ka Wai, Ng, Mandy P. H, Ko, Simon T, Yip, Wilson W.K, Young, Alvin L, Tham, Clement C, Chen, Li Jia, Pang, Chi Pui

“…IMPORTANCE: Early onset of myopia is associated with high myopia later in life, and myopia is irreversible once developed. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy…”
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Metformin use and the risk of total knee replacement among diabetic patients: a propensity-score-matched retrospective cohort study by Lai, Francisco T. T., Yip, Benjamin H. K., Hunter, David J., Rabago, David P., Mallen, Christian D., Yeoh, Eng-Kiong, Wong, Samuel Y. S., Sit, Regina WS

“…Metformin has been shown to modulate meta-inflammation, an important pathogenesis in knee osteoarthritis (OA). The study aimed to test the association between…”
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Evaluation of Digital Drawing Tests and Paper-and-Pencil Drawing Tests for the Screening of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Studies by Chan, Joyce Y. C., Bat, Baker K. K., Wong, Adrian, Chan, Tak Kit, Huo, Zhaohua, Yip, Benjamin H. K., Kowk, Timothy C. Y., Tsoi, Kelvin K. F.

“…Digital drawing tests have been proposed for cognitive screening over the past decade. However, the diagnostic performance is still to clarify. The objective…”
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Multimorbidity: A Population-Based Household Survey of Hong Kong Chinese by Chung, Roger Y, Mercer, Stewart, Lai, Francisco T T, Yip, Benjamin H K, Wong, Martin C S, Wong, Samuel Y S

“…Multimorbidity has been well researched in terms of consequences and healthcare implications. Nevertheless, its risk factors and determinants, especially in…”
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Screening for latent and active tuberculosis infection in the elderly at admission to residential care homes: A cost-effectiveness analysis in an intermediate disease burden area by Li, Jun, Yip, Benjamin H K, Leung, Chichiu, Chung, Wankyo, Kwok, Kin On, Chan, Emily Y Y, Yeoh, Engkiong, Chung, Puihong

“…Tuberculosis (TB) in the elderly remains a challenge in intermediate disease burden areas like Hong Kong. Given a higher TB burden in the elderly and limited…”
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Dimensional structure of one-year post-COVID-19 neuropsychiatric and somatic sequelae and association with role impairment by Leung, Owen N. W., Chiu, Nicholas K. H., Wong, Samuel Y. S., Cuijpers, Pim, Alonso, Jordi, Chan, Paul K. S., Lui, Grace, Wong, Eliza, Bruffaerts, Ronny, Yip, Benjamin H. K., Mortier, Philippe, Vilagut, Gemma, Kwok, Dora, Lam, Linda C. W., Kessler, Ronald C., Mak, Arthur D. P.

“…This study examined the latent structure of the broad range of complex neuropsychiatric morbidities occurring 1 year after COVID-19 infection. As part of the…”
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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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Comparative accuracies of automated and manual office blood pressure measurements in a Chinese population by Lee, Eric K P, Zhu, MengTing, Chan, Dicken C C, Yip, Benjamin H K, McManus, Richard, Wong, Samuel Y S

“…We aimed to assess the difference in the accuracy of readings from automated office blood pressure machines with each other or with manual office blood…”
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Cost-effectiveness of pharmacological therapies for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Huo, Zhaohua, Lin, Jiaer, Bat, Baker K K, Chan, Tak Kit, Yip, Benjamin H K, Tsoi, Kelvin K F

“…This study aims to synthesize the empirical economic evidence of pharmaceutical therapies for people with dementia. Systematic review and meta-analysis…”
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Association between antipsychotic use and acute ischemic heart disease in women but not in men: a retrospective cohort study of over one million primary care patients by Lai, Francisco T T, Guthrie, Bruce, Mercer, Stewart W, Smith, Daniel J, Yip, Benjamin H K, Chung, Gary K K, Lee, Kam-Pui, Chung, Roger Y, Chau, Patsy Y K, Wong, Eliza L Y, Yeoh, Eng-Kiong, Wong, Samuel Y S

“…Research comparing sex differences in the effects of antipsychotic medications on acute ischemic heart disease (IHD) is limited and the findings ambiguous…”
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Cost effectiveness of nonpharmacological prevention programs for diabetes: A systematic review of trial‐based studies by Xiong, Yongyi, Huo, Zhaohua, Wong, Samuel Y. S., Yip, Benjamin H. K.

“…Trial‐based economic value of prevention programs for diabetes is inexplicit. We aimed to review the cost‐effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions to…”
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Global Burden, Regional Differences, Trends, and Health Consequences of Medication Nonadherence for Hypertension During 2010 to 2020: A Meta‐Analysis Involving 27 Million Patients by Lee, Eric K. P., Poon, Paul, Yip, Benjamin H. K., Bo, Yacong, Zhu, Meng‐Ting, Yu, Chun‐Pong, Ngai, Alfonse C. H., Wong, Martin C. S., Wong, Samuel Y. S.

“…Background Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications is the leading cause of poor blood pressure control and thereby cardiovascular diseases and mortality…”
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Utilization of psychiatric care and antidepressants among people with different severity of depression: a population-based cohort study in Stockholm, Sweden by Sun, Yuying, Möller, Jette, Lundin, Andreas, Wong, Samuel Y. S., Yip, Benjamin H. K., Forsell, Yvonne

“…Purpose To identify how severity of depression predicts future utilization of psychiatric care and antidepressants. Methods Data derived from a longitudinal…”
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Two-stage genome-wide association study identifies variants in CAMSAP1L1 as susceptibility loci for epilepsy in Chinese by Guo, Youling, Baum, Larry W., Sham, Pak Chung, Wong, Virginia, Ng, Ping Wing, Lui, Colin Hiu Tung, Sin, Ngai Chuen, Tsoi, Tak Hong, Tang, Clara S.M., Kwan, Johnny S.H., Yip, Benjamin H.K., Xiao, Su-Mei, Thomas, G. Neil, Lau, Yu Lung, Yang, Wanling, Cherny, Stacey S., Kwan, Patrick

“…In the majority of patients, epilepsy is a complex disorder with multiple susceptibility genes interacting with environmental factors. However, we understand…”
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Combined nicotine patch with gum versus nicotine patch alone in smoking cessation in Hong Kong primary care clinics: a randomised controlled trial by Leung, Maria K W, Bai, Dan, Yip, Benjamin H K, Fong, M Y, Lai, Petty M H, Lai, Phoebe, Lai, Irene S Y, Lam, Zoe H W, Leung, Andrew T F, To, Dorothy K Y, Wong, M T, Wong, T K, Chao, David V K

“…The prevalence of daily cigarette smoking has dropped to 10% in Hong Kong (HK) in 2017, however, smoking still kills 5700 persons per year. Studies suggest…”
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Myopia Progression Interventions in Children by Agyekum, Sylvia, Chan, Poemen P, Adjei, Prince E, Zhang, Yuzhou, Huo, Zhaohua, Yip, Benjamin H K, Ip, Patrick, Wong, Ian C K, Zhang, Wei, Tham, Clement C, Chen, Li Jia, Zhang, Xiu Juan, Pang, Chi Pui, Yam, Jason C

“…Several interventions exist for treating myopia progression in children. While these interventions' efficacy has been studied, their cost-effectiveness remains…”
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Comparison of adaptive versions of the Hong Kong-specific criteria and 2015 Beers criteria for assessing potentially inappropriate medication use in Hong Kong older patients by Zhang, Huanyu, Wong, Eliza L Y, Wong, Samuel Y S, Chau, Patsy Y K, Yip, Benjamin H K, Chung, Roger Y N, Lee, Eric K P, Lai, Francisco T T, Yeoh, Eng-Kiong

“…The Hong Kong-specific criteria have been established in 2019 to assess potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use in older adults and improve the local…”
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Can voucher scheme enhance primary care provision for older adults: cross-sectional study in Hong Kong by Cheung, Johnny T K, Wong, Samuel Y S, Chan, Dicken C C, Zhang, Dexing, Luk, Lawrence H F, Chau, Patsy Y K, Yip, Benjamin H K, Lee, Eric K P, Wong, Eliza L Y, Yeoh, E K

“…The Hong Kong government has launched the Elderly Health Care Voucher (EHCV) scheme to facilitate primary care in the private sector for older adults. This…”
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Supporting Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia in Cost-Effective Ways: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Huo, Zhaohua, Chan, Joyce Y.C., Lin, Jiaer, Bat, Baker K.K., Chan, Tak Kit, Tsoi, Kelvin K.F., Yip, Benjamin H.K.

“…Caring for persons with dementia is a heavy burden for informal caregivers. This study aimed to appraise the economic evidence of interventions supporting…”
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