• Qualifications

   Professor(Doctoral supervisor), PhD. Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

 

  • Positions and Employment

          Professor，Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University

          Director, Sun Yat-sen Center for Migrant Health Policy

 

  • Research Publications (last five years)
  1. Shi L#, Chen W#, Xu J, Ling L*et al. Trends and Characteristics of Inter-Provincial Migrants in Mainland China and Its Relation with Economic Factors: A Panel Data Analysis from 2011 to 2016[J]. Sustainability, 2020, 12(2): 610.
  2. Liu Yin#, Zhang Hui#, Zhang Lei, Zou Xia, Ling L*. Economic Evaluation of Hepatitis C Treatment Extension to Acute Infection and Early-Stage Fibrosis Among Patients Who Inject Drugs in Developing Countries: A Case of China.[J]. International journal of environmental research and public health,2020,17(3)
  3. Liu SK, Zou X, Huang XL, Liu Y, Lu Q, Ling L*. The Association between Living Status Transitions, Behavior Changes and Family Relationship Improvement among Methadone Maintenance Treatment Participants in Guangdong, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020, 17(1): 119.
  4. Peng B, Zhang H, Shi L, Ling L*. Migration status and healthcare seeking behaviours among the Chinese labor-force: a nationally representative study[J]. BMJ open, 2019, 9(11).
  5. Liu Yin, Zou Xia, Chen Wen, Cheng Gong, Ling L*. Hepatitis C virus treatment status and barriers among patients in methadone maintenance treatment clinics in Guangdong province, China: a cross-sectional, observational study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4436; doi:10.3390/ijerph16224436
  6. Chen W., Li T., Zou G., Renzaho A., Li X., Shi L., Ling L*. (2019). Results of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Promote the Use of Respiratory Protective Equipment among Migrant Workers Exposed to Organic Solvents in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(17), 3187.
  7. Yang Q, Cao SM, Guo L, Hua YJ, Huang PY, Zhang XL, Lin M, You R, Zou X, Liu YP, Xie YL, Wang ZQ, Mai HQ, Chen QY, Tang LQ, Mo HY, Cao KJ, Qian CN, Zhao C, Xiang YQ, Zhang XP, Lin ZX, Li WX, Liu Q, Li JB, Ling L, Guo X, Hong MH, Chen MY.. Induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: long-term results of a phase III multicentre randomised controlled trial. [J]. Eur J Cancer. 2019 Sep， 119:87-96. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2019.0007.
  8. Lu, Q.; X. Zou; Y. Liu; C. Gong, and L. Ling*. Dose Tapering Strategy for Heroin Abstinence among Methadone Maintenance Treatment Participants: Evidence from a Retrospective Study in Guangdong, China. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019, 16. doi:10.3390/ijerph16152800.
  9. Chen, W., Zhang, Q., Renzaho, A., Ling L*. (2019). The Disparity in Mental Health Between Two Generations of Internal Migrants (IMs) in China: Evidence from A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(14), 2608.
  10. Zou X, Zhou L, Wu H, Chen L, Zhou F, Gong C, Ye J, Ling L*. The role of tuberculosis control institutes in delivering TB information to domestic migrants in China: a multi-level analysis of a nationwide cross-sectional survey[J]. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019.
  11. Guanyang Zou, Xiaolin Wei, Simin Deng, Jia Yin, Li Ling*. Factors influencing the implementation of a pilot smoking cessation intervention among migrant workers in Chinese factories: a qualitative study[J]. BMC public health, 2019, 19(1): 870.
  12. Gong C, Zou X, Chen W, Y Liu, Q Lu, Ling L* . Factors Associated with Compliance among Methadone Maintenance Treatment Transfers: Evidence from Audit Records at Clinics in Guangdong, China[J]. International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019, 16(11): 2023.
  13. Shi L, Chen W, Bouey J H, Ling L*. Impact of acculturation and psychological adjustment on mental health among migrant adolescents in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional questionnaire study[J]. BMJ open, 2019, 9(5): e022712.
  14. Peng B, Ling L*.  Association between rural-to-urban migrants’ social medical insurance, social integration and their medical return in China: a nationally representative cross-sectional data analysis[J]. BMC public health, 2019, 19(1): 86.
  15. Zhang Q, Liu R, Diggs L A, Wang Y, Ling L*. Does acculturation affect the dietary intakes and body weight status of children of immigrants in the US and other developed countries? A systematic review[J]. Ethnicity & health, 2019, 24(1): 73-93.
  16. Zhang L, Zou X, Xu Y, Medland N, Deng LW, Liu Y, Su S, Ling L*,The Decade-Long Chinese Methadone Maintenance Therapy Yields Large Population and Economic Benefits for Drug Users in Reducing Harm, HIV and HCV Disease Burden[J].Frontiers in Public Health. 2019; 7: 327.
  17. Wang C, Tucker JD, Liu C, Zheng H, Tang W, Ling L*. Condom use social norms and self-efficacy with different kinds of male partners among Chinese men who have sex with men: results from an online survey. BMC Public Health. 2018;18(1):1175.
  18. Dang Y, Zou G, Peng B, Ling L*. Health Service Seeking Behavior among Migrant Workers in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Guangdong, China: Does Family Migration Matter? BioMed Research International. 2018(2018):1-10.
  19. Huang X, Chen W, Lin Y, Zhang Q, Ling L*. Association between acculturation and body weight status among migrant children in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional study. BMJ OPEN 2018, 8(6):e18768.
  20. Peng BL, Zou GY, Chen W, Lin YW, Ling L*. Association between health service utilisation of internal migrant children and parents' acculturation in Guangdong, China: a cross-sectional study. BMJ open. 2018;8(1):e018844.
  21. Chai W, Zou G, Shi J, Chen W, Gong X, Wei X, Ling L*. Evaluation of the effectiveness of a WHO-5A model based comprehensive tobacco control program among migrant workers in Guangdong, China: a pilot study. BMC public health. 2018;18(1):296.
  22. Wang C, Mollan KR, Hudgens MG, Tucker JD, Zheng H, Tang W, Ling L*. Generalisability of an online randomised controlled trial: an empirical analysis. Journal of epidemiology and community health. 2018;72(2):173-8.
  23. Wu X, Lang L, Ma W, Song T, Kang M, He J, Zhang Y, Lu L, Lin H, Ling L*. Non-linear effects of mean temperature and relative humidity on dengue incidence in Guangzhou, China. The Science of the total environment. 2018;628-629:766-71.
  24. Zou X, Xu Y, Chen W, Xia Y, Liu Y, Gong C, Ling L*. Strategies to control HIV and HCV in methadone maintenance treatment in Guangdong Province, China: a system dynamic modeling study. Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy. 2018;13(1):1.
  25. Chen W. Zhang Q. Renzaho AMN. Zhou F, Zhang H, Ling L*. Social health insurance coverage and financial protection among rural-to-urban internal migrants in China: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study. BMJ Global Health, 2017, 2(4):e477.
  26. Liu Y, Liu Y, Zou X, Chen W, Ling L*.Trends and factors in human immunodeficiency virus and/or hepatitis C virus testing and infection among injection drug users newly entering methadone maintenance treatment in Guangdong Province, China 2006-2013: a consecutive cross sectional study. BMJ Open. 2017, 7 (7):e015524.
  27. Chen, W. Zhou, F. Hall, B J. Tucker, J D. Latkin, C. Renzaho, AMN. Ling L*. Is there a relationship between geographic distance and uptake of HIV testing services? A representative population-based study of Chinese adults in Guangzhou, China, PLoS One, 2017, 12(7):e0180801.
  28. Zhang Q*. Liu, R. Diggs, L A. Wang, Y. Ling L*. Does acculturation affect the dietary intakes and body weight status of children of immigrants in the U.S. and other developed countries? A systematic review, Ethn Health, 2017:1-21.
  29. Liu Y, Liu Y, Zou X, Chen W, Ling L*.Trends and factors in human immunodeficiency virus and/or hepatitis C virus testing and infection among injection drug users newly entering methadone maintenance treatment in Guangdong Province, China 2006-2013: a consecutive cross sectional study. BMJ Open. 2017, 7(7):e015524.
  30. Feng S, Shi L, Zeng J, Chen W, Ling L*. Comparison of Primary Care Experiences in Village Clinics with Different Ownership Models in Guangdong Province, China. Plos One. 2017, 12 (1) :e0169241.
  31. Luo X, Gong X, Zhao P, Zou X, Chen W, Ling L*. Positive percentages of urine morphine tests among methadone maintenance treatment clients with HIV/AIDS: a 12-month follow-up study in Guangdong Province, China. BMJ Open. 2017, 7(4):e14237.
  32. Luo X, Gong X, Zhao P, Zou X, Chen W, Ling L*. Re-entry and related predictors among HIV-infected clients receiving methadone maintenance treatment in Guangdong province, China. BioScience Trends. 2017, 11(3).
  33. Chen W, Ling L*, Andre Renzaho. Building a new life in Australia: an analysis of the first wave of the longitudinal study of humanitarian migrants in Australia to assess the association between social integration and self-rated health. BMJ Open. 2017, 7:e014313.
  34. Deng L, Zou X, Chen W, Xia Y, Ling L*. How clients’ during-treatment motivations relate to their perceptions and impressions of methadone maintenance treatment: A multilevel analysis of a cross-sectional survey in Guangdong Province, China. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2016,164:151-157.
  35. Song X, Zou G, Chen W, Han S, Zou X, Ling L*. Health service utilisation of rural-to-urban migrants in Guangzhou, China: does employment status matter? Tropical medicine & international health. 2016, 22.
  36. Gong X, Luo X, Ling L*. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Secondhand Smoke Exposure among Internal Chinese Migrant Women of Reproductive Age: Evidence from China’s Labor-Force Dynamic Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2016, 13(4):371.
  37. Luo X, Zhao P, Gong X, Zhang L, Tang W, Zou X, Chen W, Ling L*. Concurrent Heroin Use and Correlates among Methadone Maintenance Treatment Clients: A 12-Month Follow-up Study in Guangdong Province, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016, 13(3):305.
  38. Chen W, Li T, Zou G, Li X, Shi L, Feng S, Shi J, Zhou F, Han S, Ling L*. Study protocol: a cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a multi-pronged behavioural intervention to improve use of personal protective equipment among migrant workers exposed to organic solvents in small and medium-sized enterprises. BMC Public Health. 2016, 16.
  39. Lin Y, Zhang Q, Chen W, Ling L*. Association between Social Integration and Health among Internal Migrants in ZhongShan, China. PLoS One. 2016, 11(2):e148397.
  40. Chen W, Zhou F, Hall BJ, Wang Y, Latkin C, Ling L*. Spatial distribution and cluster analysis of risky sexual behaviours and STDs reported by Chinese adults in Guangzhou, China: a representative population-based study. Sex Transm Infect. 2016, 92(4): 316-322. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052268

 

  • Research Grants
      1.  
  1. Establishment of a demonstration platform for clinical evaluation of new anti-tumor drugs (Funded by National Science and Technology Major Project, 2017.12-2020.12).
  2. A clinical trial and mechanism study of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (huc-mscs) in patients with spinal cord injury (Funded by National Key Research and Development Program, 2017.07-2021.12).
  3. Development and application of artificial lens accurate calculation program based on big data platform of eye biological parameters (Funded by National Key Research and Development Program, 2017.07-2020.12).
  4. Effects of sequential treatment using metformin and linagliptin alone or in combination after short-term intensive insulin therapy on long-term glycemic control and β-cell function preservation in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a multiple center, open-labeled, randomized controlled trial (Funded by Boehringer Ingelheim China, 2017.07-2020.12).
  5. Early-warning model of syphilis and gonorrhea in Guangdong Province (Funded by Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, 2018.01-2019.12).
  6. Research on equity and performances of health resources allocation in Shenzhen, China (Funded by the Medical Information Center of Shenzhen, 2017.12-2020.12)
  7. The 13th Five-year Plan for the development of health and family planning in Nansha New District of Guangzhou (Funded by Nansha District health and Family Planning Bureau of Guangzhou, 2016.06-2018.05).
  8. Health barriers faced by the African migrants in Guangzhou and countermeasures on improving their health (Approved by the Guangdong Provincial Committee of China Democratic League, 2015.05-2015.08).
  9. Research on the settlement of migrants in non-local treatment of medical insurance of Guangdong Province (Approved by the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province, 2015.03-2015.10).
  10. Acculturation of migrant children and influence on children’s nutritional status and mental health in Guangzhou, China (Approved by the School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University and the United States China Medical Board(CMB), No. 12-111, 2014.06-2017.12).
  11. Development of a tobacco control trial among migrant workers in Guangzhou, China (Funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Wellcome Trust (WT), 2015.03- 2016.08).
  12. The research on the social integration and the new urbanization of migrant population in Zhongshan, China (Funded by the health and family planning department of Zhongshan, China, 2015.02-2015.05).
  13. Research on the equalization mechanism of the basic public services on health and family planning towards migrant population in Zhongshan, China (Funded by the health and family planning department of Zhongshan, China, 2015.02-2015.03).
  14. Theoretical framework and construction of a comprehensive evaluation and projection model for methadone maintenance treatment program (Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), No. 81473065, 2015.01-2018.12).
  15. Cost-effectiveness of an intervention on occupational health and safety behavior of migrant workers in small-and-medium-sized enterprises: a cluster randomized controlled trial. (Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), No. 81402767, 2014.01-2017.12).

 

  • Other publications
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  1. Statistical Methods for Biomedical Research (2nd edition), editor. 2019, Beijing: Advanced Education Press.
  2. Clinical Trial Statistics, editor. 2018, Beijing: People's Medical Publishing Press.
  3. Migration and Health in China. Chief Editor, 2015, Beijing: China Social Science Press.
  4. Medical Statistics (3rd edition/ Eight-year program), editor. 2015, Beijing: People's Medical Publishing Press.
  5. Medical Statistics (4th edition), editor. 2014, Beijing: People's Medical Publishing Press.
  6. Public Services of Migrant Workers: International Experience, Local Practice and Policy Recommendations. Editor, 2012, Guangzhou: Sun Yat-sen University Press.
  7. Community Medicine, editor, 2011, Beijing: People's Medical Publishing Press.
  8. Report on the Status Quo of Public Health of Migrants in China. Chief Editor. 2011, Guangzhou: Sun Yat-sen University Press.
  9. Biostatistics The Bare Essentials (3rd edition), the main translation. 2010, Beijing: People's Medical Press.
  10. The Basis of Medical Statistics (2nd edition), editor. 2009, Shanghai: Fudan University Press.
  11. Report on Construction of Disease Prevention and Control System of Guangdong Province. Chief Editor, 2008, Guangzhou, Nanfang Daily press.
  12. Summary of Health Information Management System, editor, 2009, Beijing: People's Medical Publishing Press.
  13. Oncology of Community (2nd edition), editor. 2008, Beijing: Science Press.
  14. Health Statistics, editor. 2008, Beijing: Advanced Education Press.
  15. Medical Statistics and Computer Experiment (3nd edition), editor, 2006, Shanghai: Shanghai Science and Technology Press.
  16. Medical Statistics and Computer Experiment (2nd edition), editor. 2007, Beijing: Peking Union Medical College Press.
  17. Medical Statistics, editor. 2003, Beijing: Peking Union Medical College Press
  18. Health information management (2nd edition), editor. 2007, Beijing: People's Medical Press.
  19. Principle and Practice of Medical Statistics, editor. 2007, Beijing: Advanced Education Press.
  20. The 3rd National Health Service Evaluation Report, editor. 2004, Beijing: Peking Union Medical ege Press.
  21. Medical statistics for General Advanced Education (2nd edition), editor. 2004, Beijing: Advanced Education Press
  22. Health Information Management, editor. 2003, Beijing: People's Medical Press.
  23. Medical Statistics, editor. 2003, Beijing: Peking Union Medical College Press.
  24. Policy Research for Public Health in Guangdong, editor. 2003, Guangzhou: Guangdong People’s Publishing Press.
  25. Medical Statistics and Computer Experiment (2nd edition), editor. 2001, Shanghai: Shanghai Science and Technology Press

 

  • Awards
  1. Certificate of Merit, Migrant Population Service Center, National Health Commission P.R.China, 2018, Second Prize of National Internal Migrant Dynamic Monitoring Survey Application.
  2. Certificate of Merit, Department of Education of Guangdong Province, 2010, Second Prize of Teaching Achievements of Medical Statistics.
  3. Certificate of Merit, the Ministry of Education, 2008.2, Award for Excellent Textbooks, Medical Statistics.
  4. Certificate of Merit, Bureau of Statistics, Guangdong Province, 2002, for distinguished research in statistical methods in health management.
  5. Certificate of Merit, the Chinese Association of Health Economy, 2000, for distinguished research in the method for setting up the standard for health resource allocation.
  6. Certificate of Merit, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, 2000, for distinguished research in statistical methods in clinical application.

 

  • Other positions and social services
  1. Member of Advisory Committee of Biostatisticians, the Evaluation Committee of Drug Registration, China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA)
  2. Member of Generic Quality Consistency and Efficacy Evaluation Committee, China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA)
  3. Member of Statistical theory and method committee of Chinese Health Information and Big Data Association (CHIBDA)
  4. Member of Medical Data analysis Committee of China Association for Medical Device Industry
  5. Member of China Clinical Trial Statistics Working Group (CCTS)
  6. Standing member, Committee of Medical Statistics, China Medicine Education Association
  7. Standing council member, International Biometric Society China (IBS-China)
  8. Director of China health information society
  9. Member of the Evaluation Committee, National Natural Science Foundation of China
  10. Editorial Board Member, Chinese Journal of Health Statistics
  11. Editorial Board Member, Chinese Journal of Health Policy
  12. Vice-Director, Committee of Clinical Trials, Guangdong Pharmaceutical Association
  13. Group head, Group of statistics, Committee of Clinical Trials, Guangdong Pharmaceutical Association
  14. Vice-Director, Committee of Health Statistics, Health Economics Association of Guangdong Province
  15. Vice-Director, Professional Committee of Health Resource Allocation Planning and Performance Evaluation, Health Economics Association of Guangdong Province
  16. Vice President, Tobacco Control Association of Guangdong Province
  17. Member of the Evaluation Committee of Senior Statistician in Guangdong Province