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Darren Lau

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[HTML][HTML] Stem cell clinics online: the direct-to-consumer portrayal of stem cell medicine

D Lau, U Ogbogu, B Taylor, T Stafinski, D Menon… - Cell stem cell, 2008 - cell.com
Despite the immature state of stem cell medicine, patients are seeking and accessing putative
stem cell therapies in an "early market" in which direct-to-consumer advertising via the …

[HTML][HTML] Multimorbidity prevalence and patterns across socioeconomic determinants: a cross-sectional survey

CB Agborsangaya, D Lau, M Lahtinen, T Cooke… - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Background Studies on the prevalence of multimorbidity, defined as having two or more
chronic conditions, have predominantly focused on the elderly. We estimated the prevalence …

Association between frailty and 30-day outcomes after discharge from hospital

S Kahlon, J Pederson, SR Majumdar, S Belga, D Lau… - Cmaj, 2015 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Readmissions after hospital discharge are common and costly, but prediction
models are poor at identifying patients at high risk of readmission. We evaluated the impact of …

Health-related quality of life and healthcare utilization in multimorbidity: results of a cross-sectional survey

CB Agborsangaya, D Lau, M Lahtinen, T Cooke… - Quality of life …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose We assessed the associations between multimorbidity and health-related quality of
life (HRQL), and healthcare utilization, based on 16 common self-reported chronic …

Interventions to improve influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates among community-dwelling adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Lau, J Hu, SR Majumdar, DA Storie… - The Annals of Family …, 2012 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates remain below national targets.
We systematically reviewed the effectiveness of quality improvement interventions for …

Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for cardiovascular disease and risk-factor management

D Lau, FA McAlister - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 and our public health responses to the pandemic may have far-reaching implications
for cardiovascular (CV) risk, affecting the general population and not only survivors of …

Health related quality of life measures in Arabic speaking populations: a systematic review on cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties

F Al Sayah, S Ishaque, D Lau, JA Johnson - Quality of Life Research, 2013 - Springer
Purpose This systematic review was conducted to identify generic health related quality of
life (HRQL) measures translated into Arabic, and evaluate their cross-cultural adaptation and …

Effectiveness of influenza vaccination in working-age adults with diabetes: a population-based cohort study

D Lau, DT Eurich, SR Majumdar, A Katz, JA Johnson - Thorax, 2013 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Guidelines recommend influenza vaccinations in all diabetic adults, but there is
limited evidence to support vaccinating working-age adults (<65 years) with diabetes. We …

Patient-reported discharge readiness and 30-day risk of readmission or death: a prospective cohort study

D Lau, RS Padwal, SR Majumdar, JL Pederson… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Early readmissions to hospital after discharge are common, and clinicians cannot
accurately predict their occurrence. We examined whether patients who feel unready at …

Fast high-quality tabletop rearrangement in bounded workspace

K Gao, D Lau, B Huang, KE Bekris… - … Conference on Robotics …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we examine the problem of rearranging many objects on a tabletop in a
cluttered setting using overhand grasps. Efficient solutions for the problem, which capture a …