Against the backdrop of rapid ageing populations, there is an increasing recognition of the
need to integrate various health services for the elderly, not only to provide more …

Background Maintaining health of healthcare workers with vaccination is a major component
of pandemic preparedness and acceptance of vaccinations is essential to its success. This …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major public health burden in Hong Kong, and chronic
hepatitis B is the most common HCC etiology in our region. With the high case load …

Handovers are major clinical tasks in nursing practice involving the transfer of responsibility
and accountability for patient care from one nurse to another. As English-medium nursing …

Background The existing health care system tends to be focused on acute diseases or
patients with high levels of need and is not ideal for meeting the challenges of an ageing …

Liveability is an indispensable component in future city planning and is practically linked
with the health status of individuals and communities. However, there was nor …

Background The small-area deprivation indices are varied across countries due to different
social context and data availability. Due to lack of chronic disease-related social deprivation …

Importance There is a lack of information regarding the impact of implementing a protocol-
driven, team-based, multicomponent intervention in public primary care settings on …

Scatter radiation from portable and pediatric X-rays could pose a risk to radiographers,
nearby patients, and caretakers. We aim to evaluate the spatial scatter radiation distribution …

Background: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has increased the burden for the
medical systems around the world. In Hong Kong, the pandemic not only affects the local …