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Christopher K C Lai
Researcher at The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Publications - 55
Citations - 4558
Christopher K C Lai is an academic researcher from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 49 publications receiving 3380 citations. Previous affiliations of Christopher K C Lai include Tuen Mun Hospital.
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Alterations in Gut Microbiota of Patients With COVID-19 During Time of Hospitalization.
Tao Zuo,Fen Zhang,Grace Lui,Yun Kit Yeoh,Amy Li,Hui Zhan,Yating Wan,Arthur C.K. Chung,Chun Pan Cheung,Nan Chen,Christopher K C Lai,Zigui Chen,Eugene Y.K. Tso,Kitty S. C. Fung,Veronica L. Chan,Lowell Ling,Gavin M. Joynt,David S.C. Hui,Francis K.L. Chan,Paul K.S. Chan,Siew C. Ng +20 more
TL;DR: Fecal microbiota alterations were associated with fecal levels of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 severity, and strategies to alter the intestinal microbiota might reduce disease severity.
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Worldwide variations in the prevalence of symptoms of atopic eczema in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood.
Hywel C Williams,Colin F. Robertson,Alistair Stewart,Nadia Aït-Khaled,Gabriel Anabwani,Ross Anderson,Innes Asher,Richard Beasley,Bengt Björkstén,Michael Leslie Burr,Tadd Clayton,Julian Crane,Philippa Ellwood,Ulrich Keil,Christopher K C Lai,Javier Mallol,Fernando D. Martinez,Edwin A. Mitchell,Stephen Montefort,Neil Pearce,Jayant Shah,Bonnie Sibbald,David P. Strachan,Erika von Mutius,Stephan K. Weiland +24 more
TL;DR: Symptoms of atopic eczema exhibit wide variations in prevalence both within and between countries inhabited by similar ethnic groups, suggesting that environmental factors may be critical in determining disease expression.
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Global variation in the prevalence and severity of asthma symptoms: Phase Three of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)
Christopher K C Lai,Richard Beasley,Julian Crane,Sunia Foliaki,Jayant Shah,Stephan K. Weiland +5 more
TL;DR: Wide variations exist in the symptom prevalence of childhood asthma worldwide, and although asthma symptoms tend to be more prevalent in more affluent countries, they appear to beMore severe in less affluent countries.
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Worldwide variations in prevalence of symptoms of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in children: the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)
David P. Strachan,Bonnie Sibbald,Stephan K. Weiland,Nadia Aït-Khaled,Gabriel Anabwani,H. Ross Anderson,M. Innes Asher,Richard Beasley,Bengt Björkstén,Michael Leslie Burr,Tadd Clayton,Julian Crane,Philippa Ellwood,Ulrich Keil,Christopher K C Lai,Javier Mallol,Fernando D. Martinez,Fernando D. Martinez,Edwin A. Mitchell,Stephen Montefort,Neil Pearce,Colin F. Robertson,Jayant Shah,Alistair Stewart,Erika von Mutius,Hywel C Williams +25 more
TL;DR: Prevalence surveys were conducted among representative samples of school children from locations in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia, North and South America to study the prevalence of asthma and allergies in Childhood.
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Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine based on the health belief model: A population-based survey in Hong Kong.
Martin C.S. Wong,Eliza L.Y. Wong,Junjie Huang,Annie Wai Ling Cheung,Kevin Law,Marc K. C. Chong,Rita W Y Ng,Christopher K C Lai,Siaw Shi Boon,Joseph Lau,Zigui Chen,Paul K.S. Chan +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, a population-based, random telephone survey was performed during the peak of the third wave of COVID-19 outbreak (27/07/2020 to 27/08/2020) in Hong Kong.