External Research Grants
Private Philanthropic Organisations
Donation from the Trustees of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust on a “Pilot Project on Health Support for Families of Ethnic Minority” (from 1st October 2021 to 30th September 2024)
K.S. & Feili Lo Foundation Limited
Golden Jubilee Charity Foundation
Commissioned Projects/ Consultancies
Commissioned research on COVID-19 by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine on “Enhancing risk communication with socially marginalized groups: A study on the inclusiveness of ethnic minority in risk communications during COVID-19” (From 1st January 2022 to 31 August 2022)
Commissioned researches on COVID-19 by the HMRF of the Food and Health Bureau on
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- “Investigation of Hong Kong’s early detection, assessment and response (S-EDAR) system to the new emerging infectious disease outbreak COVID-19 (from 1st May 2020 – 30th April 2022” ;
- “Epidemic Intelligence and a data informed risk assessment system to inform policy decisions critical for maintaining systems control of COVID-19 in strategies to enhance recovery” (from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2024)
Consultancy study by Social Welfare Department on
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- the Evaluation of the Pilot Scheme on Residential Care Services Voucher for the Elderly as Extended (from 28th October 2020 to 27th January 2022)
- the Evaluation of the Extended Pilot Scheme on Support for Elderly Persons Discharged from Public Hospitals after Treatment (from 12 July 2021 – 11 March 2023)
Consultancy study on the evaluation of the Sham Shui Po District Health Centre which is a contract variation approved by the Food and Health Bureau in addition to the evaluation of Kwai Tsing District Health Centre FHB (till 31st December 2023)
Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) for 2020/21 – One-off CRF Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and Novel Infectious Disease (NID) Research Exercise was award on “Resilient PPE Supply Chains for Hong Kong Health Systems: Current and Post Covid-19 Pandemic” (from 1st March 2021 to 28 February 2023)
Publications
Reports
Patient Experience Survey
https://www.ha.org.hk/visitor/ha_visitor_index.asp?Content_ID=233797&Lang=ENG
Yeoh EK, Kwon SM, Ng CW, Rampal S, Lee V, Chiew CJ, Wang WB, Hashimoto H. Technical Report on Government Response Measures to COVID-19 – Key Policy Lessons. Accessed at https://extranet.who.int/goarn/government-response-measures-covid-19-key-policy-lessons. This report is funded by WHO Social Science Working Group and published in GOARN.
COVID-19 papers:
| Wong ELY, Qiu H, Chien WT, Wong JCL, Chalise HN, Hoang HTX, Nguyen HT, Chan PKS, Wong MCS, Cheung AWL, Yeoh EK. COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness and Related Factors Among Health Care Workers in 3 Southeast Asian Jurisdictions. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Aug 1;5(8):e2228061. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.28061.
Wong ELY, Li J, Yuen S, Lai AHY, Cheung AWL, Yau PSY, Yeoh EK. Vulnerable populations during COVID-19 response: Health-related quality of life among Chinese population and its influence due to socio-demographic factors and loneliness. Front Public Health. 2022 Aug 15;10:857033. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.857033. Wai AKC, Chan YC, Cheung AWL, Wang K, Chan SCL, Lee TTL, Luk LYF, Yip ETF, Ho JWK, Tsui OWK, Cheung KWY, Lee S, Tong CK, Yamamoto T, Rainer TH, Wong ELY. Association of Molnupiravir and Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir with preventable mortality, hospital admissions and related avoidable healthcare system cost among high-risk patients with mild to moderate COVID-19. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific (in press). Wang K, Wong ELY, Cheung AWL, Chung VCH, Wong CHL, Dong D, Wong SYS, Yeoh EK. Impact of information framing and vaccination characteristics on parental COVID-19 vaccine acceptance for children: a discrete choice experiment. Eur J Pediatr. 2022 Sep 2:1–11. doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04586-6. Wang K, Ho KF, Leung LYT, Chow KM, Cheung YY, Tsang D, Lai RWM, Xu RH, Yeoh EK, Hung CT. Risk of air and surface contamination of SARS-CoV-2 in isolation wards and its relationship with patient and environmental characteristics. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2022 Aug;241:113740. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113740.
Cao LR, Lou JZ, Chan SY, Zheng H, Liu CQ, Zhao S, Li Q, Mok CKP, Chan RWY, Chong MKC, Wu WKK, Chen ZG, Wong ELY, Chan PKS, Zee BCY, Yeoh EK, Wang MHT. Rapid evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants by analysis of genetic distance. Nature Medicine 2022 (online)
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| Wang KL, Ho KF, Leung LYT, Chow KM, Cheung YY, Tsang D, Lai RWM, Xu RH, Yeoh EK, Hung CT. Risk of air and surface contamination of SARS-CoV-2 in isolation wards and its relationship with patient and environmental characteristics. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Aug 2022; 241 (Accepted)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113740
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| Guo ZH, Zhao S, Ryu SH, Mok CKP, Hung CT, Chong KC, Yeoh EK. Superspreading potential of infection seeded by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 variant in South Korea. Journal of Infection Jun 2022 (In press)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2022.05.041
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| Wong CHL, Zhong CCW, Chung VCH, Nilsen P, Wong ELY, Yeoh EK. Barriers and facilitators to receiving the COVID-19 vaccination and development of theoretically-informed implementation strategies for the public: qualitative study in Hong Kong. Vaccines May 2022;10(5),764
https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10050764
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| Wong NS, Lee SS, Chan DPC, Li TCM, Ho THY, Luk FWL, Chow KM, Tso EYK, Yeoh EK, Wong SYS, Hui DSC, Lui GCY. Trajectory patterns of SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibody response in convalescent COVID-19 patients. Communications Medicine May 2022;2:53
· DOI: 10.1038/s43856-022-00119-2
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Vickery J, Atkinson P, Lin L, Rubin O, Upshur R, Yeoh EK, Boyer C, Errett NA. Challenges to evidence-informed decision-making in the context of pandemics: qualitative study of COVID-19 policy advisor perspectives. BMJ Global Health Apr 2022;7(4):e008268 https://gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/7/4/e008268.full.pdf?with-ds=yes
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| Chan SM, Chung GK, Chan YH, Chung RY, Wong H, Yeoh EK, Woo J. Resilience and coping strategies of older adults in Hong Kong during COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study. BMC Geriatrics Apr 2022; 22(1):299
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03009-3
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| Hung KKC, Walline JH, Chan EYY, Huang Z, Lo ESK, Yeoh EK, Graham C. Health Service utilization in Hong Kong During the Covid-19 Pandemic – A Cross-sectional Public Survey. International Journal of Health Policy and Management Apr 2022;11(4):508-513
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| Lou JZ, Zheng H, Zhao S, Cao LR, Wong ELY, Chen ZG, Chan RWY, Chong MKC, Zee BCY, Chan PKS, Yeoh EK, Wong MH. Quantifying the effect of government interventions and virus mutations on transmission advantage during COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Infection and Public Health Mar 2022;15(3):338-342
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2022.01.020
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| Yeung NCY, Wong ELY, Cheung AWL, Leung CSY, Yeoh EK, Wong SYS. Finding the positives from the COVID-19 pandemic: factors associated with posttraumatic growth among nurses in Hong Kong. European Journal of Psychotraumatology Feb 2022;13(1):2005346
https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.2005346
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Kwok KO, Wei WI, Ma BHM, Ip M, Cheung H, Hui E, Tang A, Mcneil EB, Wong SYS, Yeoh EK. Antibiotic use among COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong, January 2018 to March 2021. Journal of Infection Feb 2022:S0163-4453(22)00078-0 (In press) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2022.02.014
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| Wong NS, Lee SS, Mitchell KM, Yeoh EK, Wang C. Impact of pre-event testing and quarantine on reducing the risk of COVID-19 epidemic rebound: a modelling study. BMC Infectious Disease Jan 2022;22(1):83
https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12879-021-06963-2.pdf
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| Chung GK, Chan SM, Chan YH, Woo J, Wong H, Wong SY, Yeoh EK, Marmot M, Chung RY. Socioeconomic Patterns of COVID-19 Clusters in Low-incidence City, Hong Kong. Emerging Infectious Diseases Nov 2021;27(11)
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| Chung RY, Chung GK, Chan SM, Chan YH, Wong H, Yeoh EK, Allen J, Woo J, Marmot M. Socioeconomic inequality in mental well-being associated with COVID-19 containment measures in a low-incidence Asian Globalized City. Scientific Report Nov 2021; 11(1):23161
· DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02342-8 |
| Singh A, Lai AHY, Wang J, Asim S, Chan PS, Wang Z, Yeoh EK. Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among South Asian Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong: Cross-sectional Web-Based Survey. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance Nov 2021;7(11):e31707
DOI: 10.2196/31707
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Wong MCS, Wong ELY, Cheung AWL, Huang J, Lai CKC, Yeoh EK, Chan PKS. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in a City with Free Choice and Sufficient Doses. Vaccines (Basel) Oct 2021;9(11):1250 |
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Yeung NC, Wong EL, Cheung AW, Yeoh EK, Wong SY. Feeling Anxious Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Factors Associated with Anxiety Symptoms among Nurses in Hong Kong. Frontiers in Psychology Oct 2021 |
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Wang J, Chen Z, Guo Z, Zhao S, Huang Z, Zhuang Z, Wong EL, Zee BC, Chong MKC, Wang MH, Yeoh EK. Superspreading and heterogeneity in transmission of SARS, MERS, and COVID-19: a system review. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal 2021;19:5039-5046 |
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Chan SM, Chung GK, Chan YH, Woo J, Yeoh EK, Chung RY, Wong SY, Marmot M, Lee RW, Wong H. The mediating role of individual-level social capital among worries, mental health and subjective well-being among adults in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic. Current Psychology Sept 2021;1-11 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12144-021-02316-z.pdf |
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Wang KL, Wong ELY, Ho KF, Cheung AWL, Chan EYY, Wong SYS, Yeoh EK. Unequal availability of workplace policy for prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 across occupations and its relationship with personal protection behaviours: a cross-sectional survey. International Journal for Equity in Health Sept 2021;20(1);200 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-021-01527-x
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| Chung GK, Chan SM, Chan YH, Yip TC, Ma HM, Wong GL, Chung RY, Wong H, Wong SY, Yeoh EK, Marmot M, Woo J. Differential impacts of multimorbidity on COVID-19 severity across the socioeconomic ladder in Hong Kong: a syndemic perspective. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Aug 2021;18(15):8168
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158168
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| Wong GLH, Yip TCF, Wong VWS, Tse YK, Hui DSC, Lee SS, Yeoh EK, Chan HLY, Lui GCY. SARS-CoV-2 Viral Persistence Based on Cycle Threshold Value and Liver Injury in Patients with COVID-19.
Open Forum Infectious Disease Apr 2021;8(6):ofab205 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab205
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| Wang JX, Yeoh EK, Yung TKC, Wong MCS, Dong D, Chen X, Chan MKY, Wong ELY, Wu YS, Gou ZH, Wang YW, Zhao S, Chong KC. Change in eating habits and physical activities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study via random telephone survey. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition Apr 2021;18(1):33
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-021-00431-7
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| Kwok KO, Wei WI, Huang Y, Kam KM, Chan EYY, Riley S, Chan HH, Hui DSC, Wong SYS, Yeoh EK. Evolving Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 in Hong Kong from January to August 2020: Retrospective Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research Apr 2021;23(4):e26645
doi: 10.2196/26645
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Sun KS, Lau TSM, Yeoh EK, Chung VCH, Leung YS, Yam CHK, Hung CT. Effectiveness of different types and levels of social distancing measures: a scoping review of global evidence from early stage of COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Open, 2022;12(4):e053938
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/12/4/e053938.full.pdf
Kwan TH, Wong NS, Yeoh EK, Lee SS. Shifts of SARS-CoV-2 exposure settings in the transmission clusters of 2 epidemic waves in Hong Kong. International Journal of Environmental Health Research Apr 2022 18;1-13
https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2022.2064438
Guo Z, Zhao S, Lee SS, Mok CKP, Wong NS, Wang J, Jia, KM, Wang MH, Chow TY, Chong KC, Yeoh EK. Superspreading potential of COVID-19 outbreak seeded by Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong. Journal of Travel Medicine Apr 2022;taac049
https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taac049
Wang KL, Wong ELY, Cheung AWL, Yau PSY, Chung VCH, Wong CHL, Dong D, Wong SYS, Yeoh EK. Influence of vaccination characteristics on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among working-age people in Hong Kong, China: a discrete choice experiment. Frontier in Public Health Dec 2021;9:793533
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.793533
Chong KC, Jia K, Lee SS, Hung CT, Wong NS, Lai FTT, Chau N, Yam CHK, Chow TY, Wei Y, Guo Z, Yeoh EK. Characterization of Unlinked Cases of COVID-19 and Implications for Contact Tracing Measures: Retrospective Analysis of Surveillance Data. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance Nov 2021;7(11):e30968
DOI: 10.2196/30968
Kwan TH, Wong NS, Yeoh EK, Lee SS. Mining relationships between transmission clusters from contact tracing data: an application for investigating COVID-19 outbreak. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Nov 2021; 28(11):2385-2392
https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocab175
Wong ELY, Ho KF, Dong D, Cheung AWL, Yau PSY, Chan EYY, Yeoh EK, Chien WT, Chen FYH, Poon S, Zhang QP, Wong SYS. Compliance with Standard Precautions and Its Relationship with Views on Infection Control and Prevention Policy among Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Mar 2021;18(7):3420
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073420
Yeoh EK, Chong KC, Chiew CJ, Lee VJ, Ng CW, Hashimoto H, Kwon SM, Wang WB, Chau NNS, Yam CHK, Chow TY, Hung CT. Assessing the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on the transmissibility and severity of COVID-19 during the first five months in the Western Pacific Region. One Health Jan 2021;12:100213
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100213
Wang KL, Wong ELY, Ho KF, Cheung AWL, Yau PSY, Dong D, Wong SYS, Yeoh EK. Change of willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccine and reasons of vaccine hesitancy of working people at different waves of local epidemic in Hong Kong, China: repeated cross-sectional surveys. Vaccines (Basel) 2021 Jan 18;9(1):62
https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9010062
Wu YS, Yan X, Dong D, Chung RYN, Yeoh EK. Equitable exit strategy is required: lessons learnt from Hong Kong’s current resurgence of local outbreaks among individuals from highly deprived neighbourboods. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health Dec 2020;74(12):1080
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-215347
Wang KL, Wong ELY, Ho KF, Cheung AWL, Chan EYY, Yeoh EK, Wong SYS. Intention of nurses to accept coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination and change of intention to accept seasonal influenza vaccination during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey. Vaccine Oct 2020;38(45):7049-7056.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.09.021
Wong ELY, Dong D, Griffiths S, Lui SF, Hung CT, Fung H, Chan EYY, Yeoh EK. What is appropriate PPE? Lessons learned from healthcare worker COVID-19 infection in Hong Kong. BMJ Jul 2020;370:m2641
https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m2641/rr-0
Wong MCS, Wong ELY, Huang J, Cheung AWL, Law K, Chong MKC, Ng RWY, Lai CKC, Boon SS, Lau JTF, Chen Z, Chan PKS. Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine based on the health belief model: A population-based survey in Hong Kong. Vaccine. 2021 Jan 6:S0264-410X(20)31695-9.
Wu YS, Yan X, Zhao S, Wang JX, Ran JJ, Dong D, Wang M, Fung H, Yeoh EK, Chung RYN. Association of time to diagnosis with socioeconomic position and geographical accessibility to healthcare among symptomatic COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study in Hong Kong. Health & Place Nov 2020:66:102465 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102465
Wong NS, Lee SS, Kwan TH, Yeoh EK. Settings of virus exposure and their implications in the propagation of transmission networks in a COVID-19 outbreak. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific Nov 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2020.100052
Dong D, Xu RH, Wong ELY, Hung CT, Feng D, Feng ZC, Yeoh EK, Wong SYS. Public Preference for COVID-19Vaccines in China: a Discrete Choice Experiment. Health Expectations Dec 2020;23(6):1543-1578
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7752198/pdf/HEX-23-1543.pdf
Wong ELY, Ho KF, Wong SYS, Cheung AWL, Yau PSY, Dong D, Yeoh EK. Views on Workplace Policies and its Impact on Health-related Quality of Life During Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic: Cross-sectional Survey of Employees. International Journal of Health Policy and Management Mar 2022;11(3):344-353
https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3879.html
Wong ELY, Yeoh EK, Dong D. Covid-19: transforming healthcare will require collaboration and innovative policies. BMJ 2020;369:02229
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m2229
Other papers:
| Wong ELY, Poon CM, Cheung AWL, Chen FY, Yeoh EK. Relationship between patient experience and hospital readmission: system-level survey with deterministic data linkage method. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2022 Jul 21;22(1):197. doi: 10.1186/s12874-022-01677-8.
Wong ELY, Cheung AWL, Chen Z, Wong AYK, Yeung ACM, Yau PSY, Chan PKS. Molecular Epidemiology of Human Papillomavirus Infection Among Chinese Women With Cervical Cytological Abnormalities. Front Public Health. 2022 May 17;10:820517. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.820517. Wang K, Wong ELY, Wong AY, Cheung AWK, Yeoh EK. Preference of Older Adults for Flexibility in Service and Providers in Community-Based Social Care: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 8;19(2):686. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19020686.
Wang MH, Lou J, Cao L, Zhao S, Chan RW, Chan PK, Chan MC, Chong MK, WU WK, Wei Y, Zhang H, Zee BC, Yeoh EK. Characterization of key amino acid substitutions and dynamics of the influenza virus H3N2 hemagglutinin. Journal of Infection Dec 2021;83(6):671-677 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.09.026
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| Cao LR, Lou JZ, Zhao S, Chan RWY, Chan M, Wu WKK, Chong MKC, Zee BCY, Yeoh EK, Wong SYS, Chan PKS, Wang MHT. In silico prediction of influenza vaccine effectiveness by sequence analysis. Vaccine Feb 2021; 39(7):1030-1034
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.01.006
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| Lou JZ, Zhao S, Cao LR, Chong MKC, Chan RWY, Chan PKS, Zee BCY, Yeoh EK, Wang MH. Predicting the dominant influenza a serotype by quantifying mutation activities. International Journal of Infectious Disease Nov 2020;100:255-257
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.08.053
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| Chong KC, Leung CC, Yew WW, Zee BCY, Tam GCH, Wang MHT, Jia KM, Chung PH, Lau SYF, Han XR, Yeoh EK. Mathematical modelling of the impact of treating latent tuberculosis infection in the elderly in a city with intermediate tuberculosis burden. Scientific Reports Mar 2019;9(1):4869
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41256-4
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| Kwok KO, Tang A, Wei VWI, Park WH, Yeoh EK, Riley S. Epidemic models of contact tracing: Systematic Review of Transmission Studies of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal Jan 2019;17:186-194
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2019.01.003
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Li J, Yip BHK, Leung C, Chung W, Kwok KO, Chan EYY, Yeoh EK, Chung PH. 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. PLoS One Jan 2018;13(1):e0189531 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189531
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| Li J, Chung PH, Leung CLK, Nishikiori N, Chan EYY, Yeoh EK. The strategic framework of tuberculosis control and prevention in the elderly: a scoping review towards end TB targets. Infectious Diseases of Poverty Jun 2017;6(1):70
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-017-0284-4
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| Li J, Shen X, Yeoh EK, Chung PH. Tuberculosis control programs and challenges in developed cities with intermediate disease burden: China experience. Journal of Thoracic Disease May 2017;9(5):E525-E528
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| He Yaqing, Zou Linjie, Chong KC, Men Ruoting, Xu Wenbo, Yang Hong, Yau Xiangjie, Chen Long, Xian Huixia, Zhang Hailong, Lui Min, Cheng Jinquan, Ma Hanwu, Feng Qianjin, Huang Yun, Wang Yujie, Yeoh EK, Zee Benny, Zhou Yuanping, He Mingliang, Wang Haitian. Genetic Evolution of Human Enterovirus A71 Subgenotype C4 in Shenzhen, China, 1998-2013. Journal of Infection 2016;72(6):731-737
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2016.03.014
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| Lai FTT, Wong ELY, Tam ZPY, Cheung AWL, Lau MC, Wu CM, Wong R, Ma HM, Yip BHK, Yeoh EK. Association of volunteer – administered home care with reduced emergency room visits and hospitalization among older adults with chronic conditions: a propensity-score-matched cohort study. International Journal of Nursing Studies Mar 2022;127:104158
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104158
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| Zhong CCW, Wong CHL, Cheung WKW, Yeoh EK, Hung CT, Yip BHK, Wong ELY, Wong SYS, Chung CVH. Effectiveness of peri-discharge complex interventions for reducing 30-day readmissions among COPD patients: overview of systematic reviews and network meta-analysis. International Journal of Integrated Care Feb 2022;22(1):7
http://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.6018
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| Wu YS, Fung H, Shum HM, Zhao S, Wong ELY, Chong KC, Hung CT, Yeoh EK. Evaluation of length of stay, care volume, in-hospital mortality, and emergency readmission rate associated with use of diagnosis-related groups for internal resource allocation in public hospitals in Hong Kong. JAMA Network Open Feb 2022;5(2):e2145685
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.4568
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| Chan PS, Fang Y, Wong MC, Huang J, Wang Z, Yeoh EK. Using consolidated framework for implementation research to investigate facilitators and barriers of implementing alcohol screening and brief intervention among primary care health professionals: a systematic review. Implementation Science Nov 2021;16(1):99
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-021-01170-8
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| Bo YC, Chang LY, Guo C, Lin CQ, Lau AKH, Tam T, Yeoh EK, Lao XQ. Associations of reduced ambient PM2.5 level with lower plasma glucose concentration and decreased risk of type 2 diabetes in adults: a longitudinal cohort study. American Journal of Epidemiology Oct 2021;190(10):2148-2157
https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwab159
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| Lai FTT, Guthrie B, Mercer SW, Smith DJ, Yip BHK, Chung GKK, Lee KP, Chung RY, Chau PYK, Wong ELY, Yeoh EK, Wong SYS. Association between antipsychotic use and acute ischemic heart disease in women but not in men: a restrospective cohort study of over one million primary care patients. BMC Medicine Nov 2020;18(1):289
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01765-w
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| Wong MCS, Huang JJ, Chan PSF, Lok VL, Leung C, Wang JX, Cheung CSK, Wong WN, Cheung NT, Ho CP, Yeoh EK. The perceptions of and factors associated with the adoption of the electronic health record sharing system among patients and physicians: cross-sectional survey. JMIR Medical Informatics 2020 May 21;8(5):e17452
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| Bo YC, Guo C, Lin CQ, Chang LY, Chan TC, Huang B, Lee KP, Tam T, Lau AKH, Lao XQ, Yeoh EK. Dynamic changes in long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 and incidence of hypertension in adults: A natural experiment. Hypertension Sept 2019;74(3):669-677
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.119.13212
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| Bo YC, Chang LY, Guo C, Zhang ZL, Lin CQ, Chuang YC, Jiang WK, Tam T, Chan TC, Lin CY, Lau AKH, Lao XQ, Yeoh EK. Association of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and incident dyslipidaemia: a longitudinal cohort study. Environmental Research Jun 2019;173:359-365
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.03.034
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| Wang KL, Law SCK, Wong ELY, Yeoh EK. The Relationship with Previous Use of Community-based Services and Informal Caregiver Support and Elderly and Informal Caregivers’ Views of Living Arrangement: Analysis of Official Statistics from 2004-2014. Open Journal of Nursing May 2019;9(5):494-508
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| Wang HL, Zhang QP, Chen FYH, Leung EYM, Wong ELY, Yeoh EK. Tensor Factorization-based Prediction with an Application to Estimating the Risk of Chronic Diseases. IEEE Intelligent Systems April 2021 (accepted)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/810556
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| Zhong CCW, Wong CHL, Cheung WKW, Yeoh EK, Hung CT, Yip BHK, Wong ELY, Wong SYS, Chung VCH. Peri-discharge complex interventions for reducing 30-day hospital readmissions among heart failure patients: overview of systematic reviews and network meta-analysis. Perspectives in Public Health Mar 2021;1757913920985258 (online)
https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913920985258
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Zhang HY, Wong ELY, Yeoh EK, Ma BH. Development of an explicit tool assessing potentially inappropriate medication use in Hong Kong elder patients. BMC Geriatric Feb 2021;21(1):98
doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02024-0
Chan CY, Cheung G, Martinez-Ruiz A, Chau PYK, Wang KL, Yeoh EK, Wong ELY. Caregiving burnout of community-dwelling people with dementia in Hong Kong and New Zealand: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics April 2021;21(1):261
doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02153-6
Fung VLH, Lai AHY, Yam CHK, Wong ELY, Griffiths SM, Yeoh EK. Healthcare vouchers for better elderly services? Input from private healthcare service providers in Hong Kong. Health & Social Care in the Community Oct 2020
https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13203
Wang KL, Wong A, Wong EL, Cheung A, Yeoh EK. The Perception of Older and Other Stakeholders on Long-term Care Services with Higher Individual Autonomy: A Qualitative Study in Hong Kong and Analysis of Official Data During 2004-2014. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Mar 2019;20(3):B34
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.01.118
Yeoh EK, Yam CHK, Chong KC, Chow TY, Fung VLH, Wong ELY, Griffiths SM. An evaluation of universal vouchers as a demand-side subsidy to change primary care utilization: a retrospective analysis of longitudinal services utilisation and voucher claims data from a survey cohort in Hong Kong. Health Policy Feb 2020; 124(2):189-198
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.12.009
Chong KC, Fung H, Yam CHK, Chau PYK, Chow TY, Zee BCY, Wong ELY, Wang MHT, Yeoh EK. Long-term effectiveness of elderly health care voucher scheme strategies: a system dynamics simulation analysis. BMC Public Health Jun 2021; 21(1):1235
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11280-z
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