Changing epidemiology of measles in Hong Kong from 1961 to 1990 - Impact of a measles vaccination program

With the use of measles vaccine since 1967, Hong Kong has experienced a low incidence of measles until a major outbreak in 1988. A shift in the distribution of susceptible children to older age groups was suddenly accelerated in the 1988 outbreak. The attack rate increased by 18.9-fold for children >10 years old, while that for those in the best-protected age group of 1-4 years was only 2.2-fold. Of the cases during that outbreak, 56.3% would have been considered preventable with the present vaccination regimen, and vaccine failures accounted for only 20.4% of the cases. Present control strategies aim at increasing the coverage rate rather than introducing a two- dose regimen, which may be necessary when vaccine failures account for a larger proportion of measles cases.published_or_final_versio

Validation study of the Chinese Early Development Instrument (CEDI)

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The importance of online resources for parents of children with special needs in Hong Kong: South China's experience

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Pseudolaric acid B as a new class of microtubule destabilizing agent and an effective anti-tumor compound in vivo

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The need of policies and legislative changes for tobacco control in Hong Kong: Letter of recommendations to Hong Kong Legislative Council

Recommendations on Anti-smoking Policy in Hong Kong, in response to the discussion on increasing tobacco taxation for the Legislative Council Subcommittee on Public Revenue Protection (Dutiable Commodities) Order 2011published_or_final_versio

Policy brief: Children left unattended at home in Hong Kong

Recommendations on Childhood Injury in Hong Kong, in response to the Child Fatality Review for the Legislative Council Welfare Services Panel Meetingpublished_or_final_versio

Validation of the Drug Abuse Screening Test (Dast-10): A Study on Illicit Drug Use among Chinese Pregnant Women

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An Internet-Based Intervention to Promote Alcohol-Related Attitudinal and Behavioral Change Among Adolescents: Protocol of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

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Validation and application of health utilities index in Chinese subjects with Down Syndrome

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