Published in BMC Complement Altern Med on June 06, 2012
Reliable multi-label learning via conformal predictor and random forest for syndrome differentiation of chronic fatigue in traditional Chinese medicine. PLoS One (2014) 0.80
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The effects of Chinese medicinal herbs on postmenopausal vasomotor symptoms of Australian women. A randomised controlled trial. Med J Aust (2001) 2.16
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Reliability and validity of a cold-heat pattern questionnaire for traditional Chinese medicine. J Altern Complement Med (2010) 1.46
Defining patient-reported outcomes. Value Health (2004) 1.46
Improvement of agreement in TCM diagnosis among TCM practitioners for persons with the conventional diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis: effect of training. J Altern Complement Med (2008) 1.38
Agreements among traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in the diagnosis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Aliment Pharmacol Ther (2004) 1.30
Development and validation of the Chinese Quality of Life Instrument. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2005) 1.18
BCQ+: a body constitution questionnaire to assess Yang-Xu. Part I: establishment of a first final version through a Delphi process. Forsch Komplementmed (2008) 1.12
Climacteric symptoms and knowledge about hormone replacement therapy among Hong Kong Chinese women aged 40-60 years. Maturitas (2003) 0.99
Symptom characteristics of Kidney-Yin deficiency and Kidney-Yang deficiency in Hong Kong Chinese midlife women. J Altern Complement Med (2008) 0.96
An evidence-based validation of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes. Complement Ther Med (2010) 0.94
The validity of generic and condition-specific preference-based instruments: the ability to discriminate asthma control status. Qual Life Res (2008) 0.94
Comparing TCM textbook descriptions of menopausal syndrome with the lived experience of London women at midlife and the implications for Chinese medicine research. Maturitas (2010) 0.92
Yin scores and yang scores: A new method for quantitative diagnostic evaluation in traditional Chinese medicine research. J Altern Complement Med (2004) 0.91
Traditional Chinese medicine--what are we investigating? The case of menopause. Complement Ther Med (2006) 0.88
Study designs of randomized controlled trials not based on Chinese medicine theory are improper. Chin Med (2009) 0.84
Validity and cultural equivalence of the standard Greene Climacteric Scale in Hong Kong. Menopause (2010) 0.80
Zhong Yi acupuncture and low-back pain: traditional Chinese medical acupuncture differential diagnoses and treatments for chronic lumbar pain. J Altern Complement Med (1999) 0.79
Influenza-associated hospitalization in a subtropical city. PLoS Med (2006) 3.07
Body-mass index and cancer mortality in the Asia-Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration: pooled analyses of 424,519 participants. Lancet Oncol (2010) 2.81
Avian influenza risk perception, Hong Kong. Emerg Infect Dis (2005) 2.28
Changes in smoking behavior and subsequent mortality risk during a 35-year follow-up of a cohort in Xi'an, China. Am J Epidemiol (2014) 2.16
Reliability and validity of the IPAQ-Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort study. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2008) 1.84
Does breastfeeding protect against childhood overweight? Hong Kong's 'Children of 1997' birth cohort. Int J Epidemiol (2009) 1.82
Hypertension: its prevalence and population-attributable fraction for mortality from cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific region. J Hypertens (2007) 1.69
Childhood migration and cardiovascular risk. Int J Epidemiol (2004) 1.65
Prior TB, smoking, and airflow obstruction: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Chest (2009) 1.65
Cohort profile: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, a Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Birmingham collaboration. Int J Epidemiol (2006) 1.58
Obesity, physical activity, and mortality in a prospective chinese elderly cohort. Arch Intern Med (2006) 1.57
Synchrony of clinical and laboratory surveillance for influenza in Hong Kong. PLoS One (2008) 1.49
Obesity and depressive symptoms in Chinese elderly. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry (2004) 1.48
Elevated total cholesterol: its prevalence and population attributable fraction for mortality from coronary heart disease and ischaemic stroke in the Asia-Pacific region. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil (2008) 1.43
Development of diabetes in Chinese with the metabolic syndrome: a 6-year prospective study. Diabetes Care (2007) 1.43
Comprehensive smoke-free legislation and displacement of smoking into the homes of young children in Hong Kong. Tob Control (2010) 1.39
Adult height and the risks of cardiovascular disease and major causes of death in the Asia-Pacific region: 21,000 deaths in 510,000 men and women. Int J Epidemiol (2009) 1.36
Passive smoking and risk of peripheral arterial disease and ischemic stroke in Chinese women who never smoked. Circulation (2008) 1.36
Body mass index and risk of diabetes mellitus in the Asia-Pacific region. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr (2006) 1.33
The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for measuring depressive symptoms among the general population in Hong Kong. Compr Psychiatry (2010) 1.29
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and population attributable fractions for coronary heart disease and stroke mortality in the WHO South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr (2007) 1.28
Isolated low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease: an individual participant data meta-analysis of 23 studies in the Asia-Pacific region. Circulation (2011) 1.27
Paternal smoking and childhood overweight: evidence from the Hong Kong "Children of 1997". Pediatrics (2010) 1.27
Impact of obesity and body fat distribution on cardiovascular risk factors in Hong Kong Chinese. Obes Res (2004) 1.26
Influenza associated mortality in the subtropics and tropics: results from three Asian cities. Vaccine (2011) 1.26
Short or long sleep duration is associated with memory impairment in older Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Sleep (2011) 1.24
Effects of prehypertension and hypertension subtype on cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific Region. Hypertension (2012) 1.21
Perceived peer smoking prevalence and its association with smoking behaviours and intentions in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. Addiction (2004) 1.19
Blood pressure indices and cardiovascular disease in the Asia Pacific region: a pooled analysis. Hypertension (2003) 1.18
Association of genetic variants in the adiponectin gene with adiponectin level and hypertension in Hong Kong Chinese. Eur J Endocrinol (2010) 1.17
The Short Form-12 Health Survey was a valid instrument in Chinese adolescents. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 1.15
Napping is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Sleep (2010) 1.15
Social determinants of health information seeking among Chinese adults in Hong Kong. PLoS One (2013) 1.12
Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China. Epidemiology (2007) 1.12
Birth weight, infant growth, and childhood body mass index: Hong Kong's children of 1997 birth cohort. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2008) 1.11
Self-reported long total sleep duration is associated with metabolic syndrome: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Diabetes Care (2011) 1.09
Metabolic syndrome increases all-cause and vascular mortality: the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Study. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2007) 1.09
Relationship between dietary intake and the development of type 2 diabetes in a Chinese population: the Hong Kong Dietary Survey. Public Health Nutr (2011) 1.09
Developing community-based preventive interventions in Hong Kong: a description of the first phase of the family project. BMC Public Health (2012) 1.07
Validity of self-reports and reliability of spousal proxy reports on the smoking behavior of Chinese parents with young children. Addict Behav (2005) 1.07
Sexual media use by young adults in Hong Kong: prevalence and associated factors. Arch Sex Behav (2003) 1.07
Association between plasma alkaline phosphatase and C-reactive protein in Hong Kong Chinese. Clin Chem Lab Med (2008) 1.06
Breast-feeding and its relation to smoking and mode of delivery. Obstet Gynecol (2002) 1.06
Cross-sectional and prospective associations between passive smoking and respiratory symptoms at the workplace. Ann Epidemiol (2006) 1.06
Is the timing of exposure to infection a major determinant of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in Hong Kong? Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol (2002) 1.05
Components of the metabolic syndrome predictive of its development: a 6-year longitudinal study in Hong Kong Chinese. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2007) 1.04
Identification of IGF1, SLC4A4, WWOX, and SFMBT1 as hypertension susceptibility genes in Han Chinese with a genome-wide gene-based association study. PLoS One (2012) 1.03
Physical activity, adiposity, and diabetes risk in middle-aged and older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Diabetes Care (2010) 1.03
Blood pressure is a major risk factor for renal death: an analysis of 560 352 participants from the Asia-Pacific region. Hypertension (2009) 1.03
Is aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 a credible genetic instrument for alcohol use in Mendelian randomization analysis in Southern Chinese men? Int J Epidemiol (2012) 1.01
Is informal child care associated with childhood obesity? Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" birth cohort. Int J Epidemiol (2011) 1.01
Are depressive symptoms associated with cardiovascular mortality among older Chinese: a cohort study of 64,000 people in Hong Kong? Am J Geriatr Psychiatry (2013) 1.01
The US National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in a Chinese population. Diabetes Res Clin Pract (2005) 1.01
Waist circumference thresholds provide an accurate and widely applicable method for the discrimination of diabetes. Diabetes Care (2007) 1.01
A randomized controlled trial of the simple advice given by obstetricians in Guangzhou, China, to non-smoking pregnant women to help their husbands quit smoking. Patient Educ Couns (2005) 1.00
Seasonal effects of influenza on mortality in a subtropical city. BMC Infect Dis (2009) 1.00
Secondhand smoke exposure predicted COPD and other tobacco-related mortality in a 17-year cohort study in China. Chest (2012) 0.99
The relationship between occupational stress, burnout, and turnover intention among managerial staff from a Sino-Japanese joint venture in Guangzhou, China. J Occup Health (2013) 0.98
Elevated circulating adipocyte-fatty acid binding protein levels predict incident cardiovascular events in a community-based cohort: a 12-year prospective study. J Am Heart Assoc (2013) 0.97
Modification by influenza on health effects of air pollution in Hong Kong. Environ Health Perspect (2008) 0.97
Interleukin-6 receptor gene polymorphism modulates interleukin-6 levels and the metabolic syndrome: GBCS-CVD. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2010) 0.97
The risk of upper aero digestive tract cancer associated with smoking, with and without concurrent alcohol consumption. Mt Sinai J Med (2009) 0.97
Growth environment and sex differences in lipids, body shape and diabetes risk. PLoS One (2007) 0.97
Quantifying the burden of disease due to premature mortality in Hong Kong using standard expected years of life lost. BMC Public Health (2013) 0.96
Symptom characteristics of Kidney-Yin deficiency and Kidney-Yang deficiency in Hong Kong Chinese midlife women. J Altern Complement Med (2008) 0.96
Moderate alcohol use, health status, and mortality in a prospective Chinese elderly cohort. Ann Epidemiol (2009) 0.95
A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for hypertension and blood pressure traits. PLoS One (2012) 0.94
An evidence-based validation of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes. Complement Ther Med (2010) 0.94
Correlation of large artery intracranial occlusive disease with carotid intima-media thickness and presence of carotid plaque. Stroke (2012) 0.94
Characteristics of smokers and predictors of quitting in a smoking cessation clinic in Guangzhou, China. J Public Health (Oxf) (2009) 0.94
Smoking, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in men in the Asia Pacific region. J Diabetes (2009) 0.93
Combined effects of tobacco smoke exposure and metabolic syndrome on cardiovascular risk in older residents of China. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 0.93
Parental smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke at home, and smoking initiation among young children. Nicotine Tob Res (2011) 0.93
Risk-behavior reporting by blood donors with an automated telephone system. Transfusion (2006) 0.93
Uric acid levels, even in the normal range, are associated with increased cardiovascular risk: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Int J Cardiol (2013) 0.93
Socio-economic disparities of childhood Body Mass Index in a newly developed population: evidence from Hong Kong's 'Children of 1997' birth cohort. Arch Dis Child (2010) 0.93
Digital inequalities of family life information seeking and family well-being among Chinese adults in Hong Kong: a population survey. J Med Internet Res (2014) 0.91
Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and cardiovascular risk factors in the non-diabetic and newly diagnosed diabetic Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD. Diabetes Metab Res Rev (2010) 0.91
Smoking is associated with poor self-rated health among adolescents in Hong Kong. Nicotine Tob Res (2011) 0.91
Smoking, smoking cessation and inflammatory markers in older Chinese men: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Atherosclerosis (2008) 0.91
The metabolic syndrome is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis independent of insulin resistance: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2009) 0.90
Depressive symptoms and suicide in 56,000 older Chinese: a Hong Kong cohort study. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2011) 0.89
Prevalence and correlates of alcohol use: a population-based study in Hong Kong. Addiction (2003) 0.89
Moderate alcohol use and cardiovascular disease from Mendelian randomization. PLoS One (2013) 0.89
Screening for depression with the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) among the general population in Hong Kong. J Affect Disord (2011) 0.89
Snoring and vascular risk factors and disease in a low-risk Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Sleep (2006) 0.89
White blood cell count and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Atherosclerosis (2008) 0.89
Triglyceride and coronary heart disease mortality in a 24-year follow-up study in Xi'an, China. Ann Epidemiol (2004) 0.89
Effectiveness and efficiency of opportunistic cervical cancer screening: comparison with organized screening. Med Care (2004) 0.89
Elevated plasma level of soluble F11 receptor/junctional adhesion molecule-A (F11R/JAM-A) in hypertension. Am J Hypertens (2009) 0.89
Satellite-Based Estimates of Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particles and Association with Mortality in Elderly Hong Kong Residents. Environ Health Perspect (2015) 0.89
Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Am J Public Health (2007) 0.88
A randomized controlled trial of an individualized motivational intervention on smoking cessation for parents of sick children: a pilot study. Appl Nurs Res (2005) 0.87
c-Reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Atherosclerosis (2006) 0.87
Depressive symptoms in people with chronic physical conditions: prevalence and risk factors in a Hong Kong community sample. BMC Psychiatry (2012) 0.87
Atrial fibrillation and obesity among older Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Int J Cardiol (2009) 0.87
Moderate alcohol use and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: a prospective study in older Chinese people. PLoS One (2008) 0.86
Protecting sick children from exposure to passive smoking through mothers' actions: a randomized controlled trial of a nursing intervention. J Adv Nurs (2006) 0.86