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  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in China Leader Award

Overview

Jean Woo is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in the subfields of physiology, geriatrics and gerontology, public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, and health. The majority of their work addresses aging and health-related issues.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including:

  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes

Jean Woo has several frequently published venues, demonstrating consistent contributions to the academic community. These include:

  • The journal of nutrition health & aging
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Age and Ageing
  • Nutrients
  • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Some of their recent notable papers are:

  • Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update on Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Treatment, 2020, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  • International Exercise Recommendations in Older Adults (ICFSR): Expert Consensus Guidelines, 2021, The journal of nutrition health & aging
  • Traumatic Brain Injury, 2020, Medical Clinics of North America
  • Sarcopenia Definition: The Position Statements of the Sarcopenia Definition and Outcomes Consortium, 2020, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • A research agenda for ageing in China in the 21st century (2nd edition): Focusing on basic and translational research, long-term care, policy and social networks, 2020, Ageing Research Reviews

Throughout their career, Jean Woo has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Among their frequent coauthors are Ruby Yu, Jason Leung, Eric T C Lai, Timothy Kwok, and Liang-Kung Chen.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update on Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Treatment

    Liang Kung Chen;Jean Woo;Prasert Assantachai;Tung Wai Auyeung

  • Sarcopenia in Asia: consensus report of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia.

    Liang Kung Chen;Li Kuo Liu;Jean Woo;Prasert Assantachai

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Prevalence of and interventions for sarcopenia in ageing adults: a systematic review. Report of the International Sarcopenia Initiative (EWGSOP and IWGS)

    Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft;Francesco Landi;Stéphane M. Schneider;Clemente Zúñiga

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Sarcopenia: Its assessment, etiology, pathogenesis, consequences and future perspectives

    Y. Rolland;S. Czerwinski;G. Abellan van Kan;J. E. Morley

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

    Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • Management of frailty: opportunities, challenges, and future directions.

    Elsa Dent;Finbarr C Martin;Howard Bergman;Jean Woo

  • International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sarcopenia (ICFSR): Screening, Diagnosis and Management

    E. Dent;J. E. Morley;A. J. Cruz-Jentoft;H. Arai

  • Prevention of Overweight and Obesity: How Effective is the Current Public Health Approach

    Ruth S.M Chan;Jean Woo

  • Six-Month Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Pilot Clinical Trial of Curcumin in Patients With Alzheimer Disease

    Larry Baum;Christopher Wai Kei Lam;Stanley Kwok Kuen Cheung;Timothy Kwok

  • International Exercise Recommendations in Older Adults (ICFSR): Expert Consensus Guidelines

    Mikel Izquierdo;Mikel Izquierdo;Mikel Izquierdo;R. A. Merchant;J. E. Morley;S. D. Anker

  • Physical Frailty: ICFSR International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Identification and Management

    E. Dent;J. E. Morley;A. J. Cruz-Jentoft;L. Woodhouse

  • Traumatic Brain Injury: An Overview of Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Medical Management.

    Allison Capizzi;Jean Woo;Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez

  • Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis in Hong Kong Chinese: a population study using proton-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and transient elastography

    Vincent Wai-Sun Wong;Winnie Chiu-Wing Chu;Grace Lai-Hung Wong;Ruth Suk-Mei Chan

  • Randomised trial of eradication of Helicobacter pylori before non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy to prevent peptic ulcers

    Francis K L Chan;Joseph J Y Sung;S C Sydney Chung;K F To

Frequent Co-Authors

Tai Hing Lam
Tai Hing Lam University of Hong Kong
Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
Ping-Chung Leung
Ping-Chung Leung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Christopher W.K. Lam
Christopher W.K. Lam Macau University of Science and Technology
John E. Morley
John E. Morley Saint Louis University
Juliana C.N. Chan
Juliana C.N. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Joseph Lau
Joseph Lau Chinese University of Hong Kong
Angela Yee-Moon Wang
Angela Yee-Moon Wang University of Hong Kong
Cyrus Cooper
Cyrus Cooper University of Southampton
Annika Rosengren
Annika Rosengren Sahlgrenska University Hospital

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