Published in Ann Acad Med Singapore on January 01, 2009
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Influenza-associated deaths in tropical Singapore. Emerg Infect Dis (2006) 2.42
Age- and sex-specific prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose regulation in 11 Asian cohorts. Diabetes Care (2003) 2.18
Review on epidemic of obesity. Ann Acad Med Singapore (2009) 2.05
The estimation of SARS incubation distribution from serial interval data using a convolution likelihood. Stat Med (2005) 1.98
Gender, ethnicity, health behaviour & self-rated health in Singapore. BMC Public Health (2007) 1.73
Surveillance, prevention, and control of legionellosis in a tropical city-state. Am J Infect Control (2005) 1.44
Outbreak of pandemic influenza A (H1N1-2009) in Singapore, May to September 2009. Ann Acad Med Singapore (2010) 1.44
A population-based questionnaire survey on the prevalence of peanut, tree nut, and shellfish allergy in 2 Asian populations. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2010) 1.39
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Is there a clear threshold for fasting plasma glucose that differentiates between those with and without neuropathy and chronic kidney disease?: the Singapore Prospective Study Program. Am J Epidemiol (2009) 1.23
Differential effects of the C1431T and Pro12Ala PPARgamma gene variants on plasma lipids and diabetes risk in an Asian population. J Lipid Res (2004) 1.22
Intervention measures, turning point, and reproduction number for dengue, Singapore, 2005. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2009) 1.20
Perilipin gene variation determines higher susceptibility to insulin resistance in Asian women when consuming a high-saturated fat, low-carbohydrate diet. Diabetes Care (2006) 1.17
The risk of chikungunya fever in a dengue-endemic area. J Travel Med (2008) 1.17
Modification of the NCEP ATP III definitions of the metabolic syndrome for use in Asians identifies individuals at risk of ischemic heart disease. Atherosclerosis (2005) 1.16
Validity of body composition methods across ethnic population groups. Forum Nutr (2003) 1.14
Gender-specific associations between soy and risk of hip fracture in the Singapore Chinese Health Study. Am J Epidemiol (2009) 1.13
Should central obesity be an optional or essential component of the metabolic syndrome? Ischemic heart disease risk in the Singapore Cardiovascular Cohort Study. Diabetes Care (2007) 1.13
Economics of neuraminidase inhibitor stock piling for pandemic influenza, Singapore. Emerg Infect Dis (2006) 1.11
Risk factors for contact lens-related fusarium keratitis: a case-control study in Singapore. Arch Ophthalmol (2007) 1.11
Risk factors associated with hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in a multi-ethnic Asian population. J Hypertens (2009) 1.09
A population-based survey of mental disorders in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore (2012) 1.08
Secondary household transmission of SARS, Singapore. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.06
Validation of skinfold thickness and hand-held impedance measurements for estimation of body fat percentage among Singaporean Chinese, Malay and Indian subjects. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr (2002) 1.06
The Singapore impaired glucose tolerance follow-up study: does the ticking clock go backward as well as forward? Diabetes Care (2003) 1.01
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The metabolic syndrome in Chinese, Malays and Asian Indians. Factor analysis of data from the 1998 Singapore National Health Survey. Diabetes Res Clin Pract (2005) 0.96
Visual acuity and mortality in a chinese population. The Tanjong Pagar Study. Ophthalmology (2007) 0.96
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Diabetes and risk of hip fracture in the Singapore Chinese Health Study. Diabetes Care (2010) 0.94
Lowering the criterion for impaired fasting glucose: impact on disease prevalence and associated risk of diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Diabetes Care (2004) 0.92
The V227A polymorphism at the PPARA locus is associated with serum lipid concentrations and modulates the association between dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and serum high density lipoprotein concentrations in Chinese women. Atherosclerosis (2005) 0.91
Confronting the obesity epidemic: call to arms. Ann Acad Med Singapore (2009) 0.90
Trends in alcohol consumption in Singapore 1992 2004. Alcohol Alcohol (2007) 0.88
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Atypical SARS and Escherichia coli bacteremia. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 0.82
The Short Form 36 English and Chinese versions were equivalent in a multiethnic Asian population. J Clin Epidemiol (2013) 0.82
Normative Data for the Singapore English and Chinese SF-36 Version 2 Health Survey. Ann Acad Med Singapore (2014) 0.81
Temporal factors in school closure policy for mitigating the spread of influenza. J Public Health Policy (2011) 0.81
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Distribution of ankle--brachial index and the risk factors of peripheral artery disease in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Vasc Med (2011) 0.80
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Impact of psychiatric disorders and chronic physical conditions on health-related quality of life: Singapore Mental Health Study. J Affect Disord (2012) 0.78
The metabolic syndrome and mortality: the Singapore Cardiovascular Cohort Study. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2008) 0.78
Association of anthropometric measures with SF-36v2 PCS and MCS in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Qual Life Res (2012) 0.77
A cross-sectional study on reference ranges of normal oral temperatures among students in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore (2009) 0.77
Influenza-associated hospitalizations, Singapore, 2004-2008 and 2010-2012. Emerg Infect Dis (2014) 0.77
Evaluating temporal factors in combined interventions of workforce shift and school closure for mitigating the spread of influenza. PLoS One (2012) 0.77
Pediatric asthma mortality and hospitalization trends across Asia pacific: relationship with asthma drug utilization patterns. World Allergy Organ J (2009) 0.75
The ARIC predictive model reliably predicted risk of type II diabetes in Asian populations. BMC Med Res Methodol (2012) 0.75
Trends in childhood asthma hospitalisation in three Asia Pacific countries. J Paediatr Child Health (2011) 0.75
How healthy is the Singaporean worker? Results from the Singapore national health survey 2010. J Occup Environ Med (2014) 0.75
Performance measures for mental healthcare in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore (2008) 0.75
Haze and dengue: the unanswered questions. Ann Acad Med Singapore (2013) 0.75
Time trends of co-existing atopic conditions in Singapore school children: prevalence and related factors. Pediatr Allergy Immunol (2009) 0.75
Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Diseases in the Tropics. Am J Epidemiol (2017) 0.75
Breath alcohol elimination rate and Widmark factor derived from breath alcohol concentration in Chinese and Indians in Singapore. Alcohol Alcohol (2012) 0.75
Validity of a Revised Short Form-12 Health Survey Version 2 in Different Ethnic Populations. Ann Acad Med Singapore (2016) 0.75