L Wong
Biographic Data
| ID | 94373 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L Wong |
| GIVEN NAMES | L |
| FAMILY NAME | Wong |
| SIGNATURE | WONG L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Toa Payoh Library, Singapore 1231 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Negotiating History in Colonial Bengal
This article explores the relationship between historical consciousness and colonial Bengali religious thought, arguing that though critical historical consciousness may be considered unique to the colonial period, it did not seize Bengali bhadraloka religious thought as comprehensively as it is often believed to have done. It does so by examining the thought of Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinod, a prominent Bengali bhadraloka Vaiṣṇava leader of the pe…
Education, reading, and familial tendency as risk factors for myopia in Hong Kong fishermen
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
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…
Transformations of maps to investigate clusters of disease
Urban Labour Productivity and Regional Development Strategies
This paper, using the manufacturing industry of Peninsular Malaysia as a case study, reveals that the common assertion of a positive relationship between labour productivity and urban size may have exceptions, particularly in developing economies. Attempts are made to explain such a discrepancy and to examine the problem of regional development strategies and spatial underdevelopment in a Third World context. It is argued that a more careful appr…
Transformations of maps to investigate clusters of disease
Negotiating History in Colonial Bengal
This article explores the relationship between historical consciousness and colonial Bengali religious thought, arguing that though critical historical consciousness may be considered unique to the colonial period, it did not seize Bengali bhadraloka religious thought as comprehensively as it is often believed to have done. It does so by examining the thought of Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinod, a prominent Bengali bhadraloka Vaiṣṇava leader of the pe…
Urban Labour Productivity and Regional Development Strategies
This paper, using the manufacturing industry of Peninsular Malaysia as a case study, reveals that the common assertion of a positive relationship between labour productivity and urban size may have exceptions, particularly in developing economies. Attempts are made to explain such a discrepancy and to examine the problem of regional development strategies and spatial underdevelopment in a Third World context. It is argued that a more careful appr…
Transformations of maps to investigate clusters of disease
Education, reading, and familial tendency as risk factors for myopia in Hong Kong fishermen
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
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…
Negotiating History in Colonial Bengal
This article explores the relationship between historical consciousness and colonial Bengali religious thought, arguing that though critical historical consciousness may be considered unique to the colonial period, it did not seize Bengali bhadraloka religious thought as comprehensively as it is often believed to have done. It does so by examining the thought of Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinod, a prominent Bengali bhadraloka Vaiṣṇava leader of the pe…
Medicine (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Cross-sectional study (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Ophthalmology (2 works) · Ophthalmology (2 works) · Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (2 works) · Optometry (2 works) · Optometry (2 works)