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Kok-Yong Fong

Researcher at Singapore General Hospital

Publications -  103
Citations -  3117

Kok-Yong Fong is an academic researcher from Singapore General Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Lupus erythematosus. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 97 publications receiving 2908 citations. Previous affiliations of Kok-Yong Fong include Tan Tock Seng Hospital & National University of Singapore.

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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, +7 more
- 12 Jan 2005 - 
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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A community-based study of scaling assumptions and construct validity of the English (UK) and Chinese (HK) SF-36 in Singapore.

Julian Thumboo, +7 more
- 01 Jan 2001 - 
TL;DR: The validity of the English (UK) and Chinese (HK) SF-36 versions in the multi-ethnic Asian socio-cultural context of Singapore is supported using the international quality of life assessment project approach of item and scale level validation.
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Quality of life in an urban Asian population: the impact of ethnicity and socio-economic status.

Julian Thumboo, +9 more
- 01 Apr 2003 - 
TL;DR: It is concluded that ethnicity and SES are associated with clinically important differences in HRQoL in a multi-ethnic, urban Asian population.
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Validation of the MOS SF-36 for quality of life assessment of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in Singapore.

Julian Thumboo, +6 more
- 01 Jan 1999 - 
TL;DR: Data suggest the SF-36 is a reliable and valid measure of the quality of life of patients with lupus in Singapore, and a divergent construct validity of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 Health Survey.
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Validity and reliability of the EQ-5D self-report questionnaire in English-speaking Asian patients with rheumatic diseases in Singapore.

Nan Luo, +8 more
- 01 Feb 2003 - 
TL;DR: The Singaporean English EQ-5D appears to be valid in measuring quality of life in Singaporeans with rheumatic diseases; however, its reliability requires further investigation.