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List of works by Joseph Kwan

'Feeling sad and useless': an investigation into personal acceptance of disability and its association with depression following stroke

scientific article published on 18 May 2010

1-phenyl 2-thiourea (PTU) activates autophagy in zebrafish embryos

scientific article published on 14 April 2020

A Hidden Cause of Recurrent Asthmatic Attacks

A prospective observational study of outcomes from rehabilitation of elderly patients with moderate to severe cognitive impairment

scientific article published on September 2016

Advance decisions on resuscitation

scientific article published on 01 November 2005

Antiepileptic drugs for the primary and secondary prevention of seizures after stroke

scientific article published on 24 January 2014

Antiepileptic drugs for the primary and secondary prevention of seizures after subarachnoid haemorrhage

scientific article (publication date: 5 June 2013)

Aspirin resistance is more common in lacunar strokes than embolic strokes and is related to stroke severity

scientific article published on 5 March 2008

Assessing dynamic cerebral autoregulation after stroke using a novel technique of combining transcranial Doppler ultrasonography and rhythmic handgrip

scientific article published on 01 February 2004

Delayed diagnosis of an old Chinese woman with familial Alzheimer's disease

scientific article published on 26 January 2015

Depression Moderates the Frailty-Subjective Health Link among Chinese Near Centenarians and Centenarians.

scientific article published on 25 May 2016

Development and evaluation of the GEMS (gait, eyesight, mental state, sedation) tool as an aid to predict outcome after hospitalization.

scientific article published in January 2011

Do cognitively impaired patients benefit from rehabilitation?

Do we really understand the pathophysiology and clinical impact of poststroke infection?

scientific article published on 25 May 2006

Does cognitive impairment affect rehabilitation outcome?

scientific article published on 23 September 2011

Early neurological deterioration in acute stroke: clinical characteristics and impact on outcome

scientific article published on 11 August 2006

Effects of introducing an integrated care pathway in an acute stroke unit

scientific article published on 26 March 2004

Factors Associated With the Trend of Physical and Chemical Restraint Use Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents in Hong Kong: Data From an 11-Year Observational Study.

scientific article published on 23 August 2017

Factors Associated with Poor Eye Drop Administration Technique and the Role of Patient Education among Hong Kong Elderly Population

scientific article published on 26 March 2019

Fall risk factors in elderly patients with cognitive impairment on rehabilitation wards

scientific article published in March 2009

Fall risk-assessment tools compared with clinical judgment: an evaluation in a rehabilitation ward

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

Fear of recurrence and beliefs about preventing recurrence in persons who have suffered a stroke.

scientific article published in December 2006

Gap junction inhibition by heptanol increases ventricular arrhythmogenicity by reducing conduction velocity without affecting repolarization properties or myocardial refractoriness in Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts

scientific article published on 13 September 2016

Hospital formularies restrict evidence based practice

scientific article published on September 2005

How does cognitive impairment impact on functional improvement following the rehabilitation of elderly patients?

scientific article published in August 2013

IL-6 is a predictive biomarker for stroke associated infection and future mortality in the elderly after an ischemic stroke

scientific article

Impact of stroke-associated infection on long-term survival: a cohort study

scientific article published on 17 November 2012

Improving the efficiency of delivery of thrombolysis for acute stroke: a systematic review.

scientific article published on May 2004

In-hospital care pathways for stroke

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In-hospital care pathways for stroke: a Cochrane systematic review.

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Infection after acute stroke is associated with poor short-term outcome

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

Interobserver agreement for the bedside clinical assessment of suspected stroke.

scientific article

Isolated heart models for studying cardiac electrophysiology: a historical perspective and recent advances

scientific article published on 7 January 2017

Microbial risk factors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: potential therapeutical options

scientific article published on 07 May 2008

Overlap of Frailty, Comorbidity, Disability, and Poor Self-Rated Health in Community-Dwelling Near-Centenarians and Centenarians

scientific article published in April 2016

Personality change after stroke: some preliminary observations.

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Predicting Adverse Health Outcomes in Nursing Homes: A 9-Year Longitudinal Study and Development of the FRAIL-Minimum Data Set (MDS) Quick Screening Tool

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Predicting the risk of poststroke epilepsy—why and how?

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

Predisposition to carotid atherosclerosis in ICARAS dental substudy

scientific article published on 16 November 2006

Prevalence and correlates of abuse screening items among community-dwelling Hong Kong Chinese older adults

scientific article published on 2 December 2015

Psychometric validation of Fuld Object Memory Evaluation in older adults with cognitive impairments

scientific article published on 8 March 2018

Psychophysiological Effects of Dance Movement Therapy and Physical Exercise on Older Adults With Mild Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Rapidly progressive ataxia during rehabilitation and a difficult road to diagnosis

scientific article published on 01 August 2014

The challenge of thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke: can we treat more patients?

scientific article published in August 2006

The impact of standardized stroke orders on adherence to best practices

scientific article published in April 2006

Toward a Comprehensive Model of Frailty: An Emerging Concept From the Hong Kong Centenarian Study

scientific article published on 7 April 2015

Vascular neurology: a new neurologic subspecialty

scientific article published on 01 April 2005