C H Hwang

Biographic Data

ID6162300
NAMEC H Hwang
GIVEN NAMESC H
FAMILY NAMEHwang
SIGNATUREHWANG C H
AFFILIATIONSSouthampton General Hospital
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
H-INDEX0

  • Education, reading, and familial tendency as risk factors for myopia in Hong Kong fishermen

    L Wong, Lai Yin Wong et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1993References: 19

    STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to assess the influence of childhood reading on the development of myopia after allowance for familial differences in susceptibility. DESIGN--The study was a cross sectional survey. SETTING--Four fishing harbours in Hong Kong in 1989. SUBJECTS--Participants were 408 men and women aged 15-39 years old from 159 families. MAIN RESULTS--Histories of school attendance and reading habits in childhood were obtained at interv…

  • Sunlight exposure, antioxidant status, and cataract in Hong Kong fishermen

    L Wong, Lai Yin Wong et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1993References: 21

    STUDY OBJECTIVES--The aim was to test whether cataract is associated with higher lifetime exposure to sunlight, and whether antioxidants protect against cataract. DESIGN--This was a cross sectional survey of eye disease, with assessment of antioxidant status in a subgroup. SETTING--Hong Kong fishing communities in 1989. PARTICIPANTS--685 men and women aged 55 to 74 years old were included in the study, of whom 367 (54%) attended hospital for deta…