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Hwee Lin Wee
Researcher at National University of Singapore
Publications - 167
Citations - 3227
Hwee Lin Wee is an academic researcher from National University of Singapore. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Quality of life. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 163 publications receiving 2558 citations. Previous affiliations of Hwee Lin Wee include Singapore General Hospital.
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The impact of diabetes mellitus and other chronic medical conditions on health-related Quality of Life: is the whole greater than the sum of its parts?
Hwee Lin Wee,Hwee Lin Wee,Yin Bun Cheung,Shu-Chuen Li,Kok-Yong Fong,Kok-Yong Fong,Julian Thumboo,Julian Thumboo +7 more
TL;DR: DM and chronic medical conditions generally reduced HRQoL in this multiethnic general population in an additive, rather than synergistic or subtractive fashion.
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Progression of Parkinson's disease as evaluated by Hoehn and Yahr stage transition times†
Ying Jiao Zhao,Hwee Lin Wee,Yiong-Huak Chan,Soo Hoon Seah,Wing Lok Au,Puay Ngoh Lau,Emmanuel Camara Pica,Shu-Chuen Li,Nan Luo,Louis C.S. Tan +9 more
TL;DR: H&Y transition time is a useful measure of disease progression in PD and may be utilized in clinical studies evaluating therapeutic interventions and prognostic factors in PD.
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Public awareness of diabetes mellitus in Singapore.
TL;DR: The public as represented by the samples in this survey is generally well informed about diabetes except for a few areas, and analysis of these areas would have a significant implication for future public education programme.
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Measuring the Outreach Efforts of Public Health Authorities and the Public Response on Facebook During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Early 2020: Cross-Country Comparison.
TL;DR: PHAs’ extent of Facebook use for outreach purposes during the COVID-19 pandemic varied among the three PHAs, highlighting the strategies and approaches that other PHAs can potentially adopt.
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Usefulness of the Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality-of-Life (ADDQoL) Questionnaire in Patients with Diabetes in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Country
TL;DR: The Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality-of-Life questionnaire is culturally appropriate, valid, reliable and well accepted among Singaporean patients with diabetes, and may offer developing countries a useful alternative to CAT.