The relationship between working conditions and self-rated health among medical doctors: evidence from seven waves of the Medicine In Australia Balancing Employment and Life (Mabel) survey

Abstract Background Psychosocial job stressors, such as low control and high demands, have been found 8x4.25 to influence the health and wellbeing of doctors.However, past research in this area has relied on cross-sectional data, which limits causal inferences about the influence of psychosocial job stressors on health.In this study, we examine thi

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An Easy and Reliable Strategy for Making Type I Interferon Signature Analysis Comparable among Research Centers

Interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) are a set of genes whose transcription is induced by interferon (IFN).The measure of the expression of ISGs enables calculating an IFN score, which gives an indirect estimate of atmas wail the exposition of cells to IFN-mediated inflammation.The measure of the IFN score is proposed for the screening of monogenic i

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Burden of HIV and Syphilis: A Comparative Evaluation between Male Sex Workers and Non-Sex-Worker Men Who Have Sex with Men in Urban China.

BackgroundThe increasing burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV and syphilis among male sex workers (MSWs) is a major global concern.The aim of our study was to evaluate the difference between MSWs and non-commercial MSMs in China.MethodsDuring 2008-09, in a cross-sectional study, 2618 adult MSM were recruited through respon

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