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  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in China Leader Award
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
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  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Joseph Lau is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China. Their research spans several key fields including Psychology, Social Sciences, and Medicine, with notable contributions in subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Health, and Epidemiology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Joseph Lau has authored several papers, such as:

  • Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine based on the health belief model: A population-based survey in Hong Kong, 2021, Vaccine
  • Negative cognitive and psychological correlates of mandatory quarantine during the initial COVID-19 outbreak in China, 2020, American Psychologist
  • Intention to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccination in China: Application of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory and the Moderating Role of Openness to Experience, 2021, Vaccines
  • Prevalence and Interpersonal Correlates of Internet Gaming Disorders among Chinese Adolescents, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Serial multiple mediation of the association between internet gaming disorder and suicidal ideation by insomnia and depression in adolescents in Shanghai, China, 2020, BMC Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Joseph Lau include:

  • Yanqiu Yu
  • Phoenix K. H. Mo
  • Anise M. S. Wu
  • Mason M. C. Lau
  • Zixin Wang

Joseph Lau's research is frequently published in several key academic venues:

  • Vaccines
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

Among their recognitions, Joseph Lau is a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease: Evaluation, classification, and stratification

    Andrew S. Levey;Josef Coresh;Kline Bolton;Bruce Culleton

  • Recommendations for examining and interpreting funnel plot asymmetry in meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials

    Jonathan A C Sterne;Alex J Sutton;John P A Ioannidis;Norma Terrin

  • NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: EVALUATION, CLASSIFICATION, AND STRATIFICATION

    Andrew S. Levey;Josef Coresh;Ethan Balk;Annamaria T. Kausz

  • Breastfeeding and maternal and infant health outcomes in developed countries.

    Stanley Ip;Mei Chung;Gowri Raman;Priscilla Chew

  • The Role of Vitamin D and Calcium in Type 2 Diabetes. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Anastassios G. Pittas;Joseph Lau;Frank B. Hu;Bess Dawson-Hughes;Bess Dawson-Hughes

  • Quantitative Synthesis in Systematic Reviews

    Joseph Lau;John P.A. Ioannidis;Christopher H. Schmid

  • Self-management education for adults with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of the effect on glycemic control

    Susan L. Norris;Joseph Lau;S. Jay Smith;Christopher H. Schmid

  • A comparison of results of meta-analyses of randomized control trials and recommendations of clinical experts. Treatments for myocardial infarction.

    Elliott M. Antman;Joseph Lau;Bruce Kupelnick;Frederick Mosteller

  • The case of the misleading funnel plot.

    Joseph Lau;John P A Ioannidis;Norma Terrin;Christopher H Schmid

  • Efficacy and safety of incretin therapy in type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Renee E. Amori;Joseph Lau;Anastassios G. Pittas

  • The comparative effects of postoperative analgesic therapies on pulmonary outcome : Cumulative meta-analyses of randomized, controlled trials

    Jane C. Ballantyne;Daniel B. Carr;Sarah deFerranti;Thomas Suarez

  • The efficacy of influenza vaccine in elderly persons. A meta-analysis and review of the literature.

    Peter A. Gross;Alicia W. Hermogenes;Henry S. Sacks;Joseph Lau

  • Cumulative Meta-Analysis of Therapeutic Trials for Myocardial Infarction

    Joseph Lau;Elliott M. Antman;Jeanette Jimenez-Silva;Bruce Kupelnick

  • Maternal Obesity and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

    Susan Y. Chu;William M. Callaghan;Shin Y. Kim;Christopher H. Schmid

  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and progression of nondiabetic renal disease. A meta-analysis of patient-level data

    T. H. Jafar;C. H. Schmid;M. Landa;I. Giatras

  • Significance of serum hepatitis C virus RNA levels in chronic hepatitis C

    J.Y.N Lau;G.L Davis;J Kniffen;K.-P Qian

  • Closing the Gap between Methodologists and End-Users: R as a Computational Back-End

    Byron C. Wallace;Issa J. Dahabreh;Thomas A. Trikalinos;Joseph Lau

  • K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines on Hypertension and Antihypertensive Agents in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Andrew S. Levey;Michael V. Rocco;Sharon Anderson;Sharon P. Andreoli

  • The Comparative Effects of Postoperative Analgesic Therapies on Pulmonary Outcome

    Jane C. Ballantyne;Daniel B. Carr;Sarah deFerranti;Thomas Suarez

  • The Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Mass: Update in Diagnosis and Management

    Georg Mansmann;Joseph Lau;Ethan Balk;Michael Rothberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Hi Yi Tsui
Hi Yi Tsui Chinese University of Hong Kong
Christopher H. Schmid
Christopher H. Schmid Brown University
Phoenix K. H. Mo
Phoenix K. H. Mo Chinese University of Hong Kong
John P. A. Ioannidis
John P. A. Ioannidis Stanford University
Ethan M Balk
Ethan M Balk Brown University
Thomas A Trikalinos
Thomas A Trikalinos Brown University
Alice H. Lichtenstein
Alice H. Lichtenstein Tufts University
Anise M. S. Wu
Anise M. S. Wu University of Macau
Winnie W. S. Mak
Winnie W. S. Mak Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jean Woo
Jean Woo Chinese University of Hong Kong

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