Wanchun Xu

Jun 14, 2024 | jclinepi.com | Wanchun Xu |Goodarz Danaei |Yuan Lu

This paper is only available as a PDF. To read, Please Download here. Highlights What is new? •Our investigation revealed that statin use had no impact on cancer incidence over a 10-year follow-up period, including all cancer subtypes of interest and patient subgroups with regard to sex, age, comorbidities, and statin indications.

Oct 26, 2023 | bjgp.org | Wanchun Xu |Weng Yee Chin |Ivy Mak

cardiovascular diseases continuity of patient care hypertension primary health care INTRODUCTION Hypertension is a highly prevalent medical condition worldwide,1 which is also one of the most critical risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and premature death.2 The monitoring and care of patients with hypertension relies mainly on the primary care system, where continuity of care (COC) is considered a crucial component of primary care practice.3 Continuity of care refers to the...

Oct 16, 2023 | bjgp.org | Wanchun Xu |Weng Yee Chin |Ivy Mak

cardiovascular diseases continuity of patient care hypertension primary health care INTRODUCTION Hypertension is a highly prevalent medical condition worldwide,1 which is also one of the most critical risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and premature death.2 The monitoring and care of patients with hypertension relies mainly on the primary care system, where continuity of care (COC) is considered a crucial component of primary care practice.3 Continuity of care refers to the...

May 11, 2023 | thelancet.com | Yuan Wang |Ivy Mak |Weng Yee Chin |Wanchun Xu

MethodsEthicsThe study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Hong Kong—the Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster (reference number: UW 19–329). As anonymous data were extracted from an electronic health database, under Hong Kong regulations and approval from the Hospital Authority, consent from participants was not required. Data source and study designData used in this study were acquired from the Clinical Management System of the Hong Kong HA.