Evelyn Wong
Public Health Registrar
Public Health
Burnet Institute
Australia
Biography
I am currently in my final year of advanced training with the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine. At the end of 2015 I completed my PhD entitled “Obesity, diabetes and disability –predicting risk, pathways and projections”. During the course of my PhD, I developed skills particularly in epidemiology, statistical methods and systematic reviews.
Research Interest
My interest is in public health research and translating research into practice.
Publications
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Socioeconomic and health factors associated with kindergarten retention in Australian children. Wong E, Steele E, Johnson S, Proimos J, Batterham A, Nolan T, Waters E J Paediatr Child Health. 2016 Mar; 52(3):296-302
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Burden of diabetes in Australia: life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy in adults with diabetes. Huo L, Shaw JE, Wong E, Harding JL, Peeters A, Magliano DJ Diabetologia. 2016 Jul; 59(7):1437-1445
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Diabetes and compression of disability in the USA. Wong E Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2016 Aug; 4(8):637-638
