Irene O L Wong
Biographic Data
| ID | 1727247 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irene O L Wong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irene O L |
| FAMILY NAME | Wong |
| SIGNATURE | WONG I O L |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A population-based study on healthcare-seeking behaviour of persons with symptoms of respiratory and gastrointestinal-related infections in Hong Kong
Healthcare-seeking behaviour were different by symptoms and age. Characterization of these patterns provides crucial parameters for estimating the full burden of common infectious diseases from facility-based surveillance system, for planning and allocation of healthcare resources
Understanding sociohistorical imprint on cancer risk by age–period–cohort decomposition in Hong Kong
BACKGROUND: Research on trends in cancer incidence has usually examined single sites in populations that long ago completed the economic transition. The trends in 11 cancers in three groups in the recently transitioned Hong Kong Chinese population were examined to delineate the effects of economic transition and provide generalised aetiological insights. METHODS: Sex-specific Poisson models were fitted to cancer incidence in Hong Kong (1974-2003)…
A multilevel analysis of the effects of neighbourhood income inequality on individual self-rated health in Hong Kong
Non-attendance and effective equity of access at four public specialist outpatient centers in Hong Kong
The ecology of health care in Hong Kong
Waiting Time, Doctor Shopping, and Nonattendance at Specialist Outpatient Clinics
OBJECTIVE: Nonattendance is a major health services research and management issue that has received little attention or systematic study in Asia. We examined the independent associations between waiting time, doctor shopping, and nonattendance in specialist outpatient clinics of 4 large public hospitals in Hong Kong. RESEARCH DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A total of 6495 attenders and nonattenders enrolled from July 2000 t…
A multilevel analysis of the effects of neighbourhood income inequality on individual self-rated health in Hong Kong
The ecology of health care in Hong Kong
Understanding sociohistorical imprint on cancer risk by age–period–cohort decomposition in Hong Kong
BACKGROUND: Research on trends in cancer incidence has usually examined single sites in populations that long ago completed the economic transition. The trends in 11 cancers in three groups in the recently transitioned Hong Kong Chinese population were examined to delineate the effects of economic transition and provide generalised aetiological insights. METHODS: Sex-specific Poisson models were fitted to cancer incidence in Hong Kong (1974-2003)…
Non-attendance and effective equity of access at four public specialist outpatient centers in Hong Kong
Waiting Time, Doctor Shopping, and Nonattendance at Specialist Outpatient Clinics
OBJECTIVE: Nonattendance is a major health services research and management issue that has received little attention or systematic study in Asia. We examined the independent associations between waiting time, doctor shopping, and nonattendance in specialist outpatient clinics of 4 large public hospitals in Hong Kong. RESEARCH DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A total of 6495 attenders and nonattenders enrolled from July 2000 t…
The ecology of health care in Hong Kong
Non-attendance and effective equity of access at four public specialist outpatient centers in Hong Kong
A multilevel analysis of the effects of neighbourhood income inequality on individual self-rated health in Hong Kong
Understanding sociohistorical imprint on cancer risk by age–period–cohort decomposition in Hong Kong
BACKGROUND: Research on trends in cancer incidence has usually examined single sites in populations that long ago completed the economic transition. The trends in 11 cancers in three groups in the recently transitioned Hong Kong Chinese population were examined to delineate the effects of economic transition and provide generalised aetiological insights. METHODS: Sex-specific Poisson models were fitted to cancer incidence in Hong Kong (1974-2003)…
A population-based study on healthcare-seeking behaviour of persons with symptoms of respiratory and gastrointestinal-related infections in Hong Kong
Healthcare-seeking behaviour were different by symptoms and age. Characterization of these patterns provides crucial parameters for estimating the full burden of common infectious diseases from facility-based surveillance system, for planning and allocation of healthcare resources
Medicine (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Economic inequality (2 works)