Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2023.11.001
Henrike Schmitz, Jana F. Bauer, Mathilde Niehaus
Working despite feeling ill – presenteeism – is a widespread behavioral phenomenon. Previous research has shown that presenteeism is influenced by various work-related and personal factors. It’s an illness behavior leading to a range of negative but also positive consequences. Due to COVID-19, remote work has become the “new normal” for many employees. But so far, little is known about presenteeism in remote work. This study aims to investigate presenteeism in remote work by looking at the extent of remote presenteeism, differences to presenteeism in on-site work, and associated factors. A nationwide cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Germany with N = 233 participants. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, and correlation analysis. The results reveal that presenteeism is prevalent in remote work. A low ability to detach from work and low supervisor support is associated with more remote presenteeism days. Remote working conditions seem to facilitate presenteeism. This study provides empirical insights into a subject area of great societal relevance. The results show that awareness should be raised for presenteeism in remote work. It should be regarded as a behavior that can be functional or dysfunctional, depending on the individual situation. Supervisor support and detachment should be fostered to help reduce dysfunctional presenteeism. Promotion of health literacy might help remote workers to decide on a health-oriented illness behavior. Further research is vital to analyze to what extent and under which circumstances presenteeism in remote work is (dys)functional and to derive clear recommendations.
{"title":"Working Anytime and Anywhere -Even when Feeling Ill? A Cross-Sectional Study on Presenteeism in Remote Work","authors":"Henrike Schmitz, Jana F. Bauer, Mathilde Niehaus","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2023.11.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2023.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"Working despite feeling ill – presenteeism – is a widespread behavioral phenomenon. Previous research has shown that presenteeism is influenced by various work-related and personal factors. It’s an illness behavior leading to a range of negative but also positive consequences. Due to COVID-19, remote work has become the “new normal” for many employees. But so far, little is known about presenteeism in remote work. This study aims to investigate presenteeism in remote work by looking at the extent of remote presenteeism, differences to presenteeism in on-site work, and associated factors. A nationwide cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Germany with N = 233 participants. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, and correlation analysis. The results reveal that presenteeism is prevalent in remote work. A low ability to detach from work and low supervisor support is associated with more remote presenteeism days. Remote working conditions seem to facilitate presenteeism. This study provides empirical insights into a subject area of great societal relevance. The results show that awareness should be raised for presenteeism in remote work. It should be regarded as a behavior that can be functional or dysfunctional, depending on the individual situation. Supervisor support and detachment should be fostered to help reduce dysfunctional presenteeism. Promotion of health literacy might help remote workers to decide on a health-oriented illness behavior. Further research is vital to analyze to what extent and under which circumstances presenteeism in remote work is (dys)functional and to derive clear recommendations.","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135454953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.010
Min Young Park, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Byung-Sik Cho, Hee-Je Kim, Mo-Yeol Kang
We conducted a case-control study to identify high-risk occupations and exposure to occupational hazards for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). When patients with AML admitted to the Department of Hematology in the study hospital for the first time are referred to the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, data on occupation are collected by investigators to evaluate work-relatedness. Community-based controls were recruited through an online survey agency, and four controls per case were matched. Occupational information was estimated using structured questionnaires covering 27 specific occupations and 32 exposure agents. Conditional logistic regression analysis was performed by pairing cases and controls. In the analysis of the risk of AML according to occupational classification, a significant association was found in paint manufacturing or painting work (OR=2.22, 95% CI: 1.03–4.81) and aircrew (OR=6.00, 95% CI: 1.00–35.91) in male, and in pesticide industry (OR=6.89, 95% CI: 1.69–28.07) and cokes and steel industry (OR=2.00, 95% CI: 1.18–22.06) in ≥60 years old. Moreover, the risk of AML increased significantly as the cumulative exposure to thinners increased. In the analyses stratified by sex and age, the association between pesticide exposure and AML was significant in males (OR=3.28, 95% CI: 1.10–9.77) and in ≥60 years old (OR=6.22, 95% CI: 1.48–26.08). This case-control study identified high-risk occupational groups in Korea, including paint manufacturer and painter, aircrew, and those who are occupationally exposed to pesticide or paint thinners.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.013
Gladys Mbuthia, Doris Machaki, Sheila Shaibu, Rachel W. Kimani
To mitigate the spread of Covid-19, nurses infected with the virus were required to isolate themselves from their families and community. Isolated patients were reported to have experienced mental distress, PTSD symptoms, and suicide. Though studies have reported the psychological impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, less is known about the lived experiences of nurses who survived Covid-19 infection in sub-Saharan Africa. A descriptive phenomenological approach was used to study the lived experiences of registered nurses who survived Covid-19 disease. In-depth interviews were conducted among nurses diagnosed with Covid-19 from two hospitals in Kenya between March and May 2021. Purposive and snowball sampling was used to recruit registered nurses. Data were analyzed using Giorgi's steps of analysis. The study included ten nurses between 29 and 45 years. Nurses' experiences encompassed three themes: diagnosis reaction, consequences, and coping. Reactions to the diagnosis included fear, anxiety, and sadness. The consequence of the diagnosis and isolation was stigma, isolation, and loneliness. Nurses coping mechanisms included acceptance, creating routines, support, and spirituality. Our findings add to understanding how nurses experienced Covid-19 infection as patients and will provide evidence-based content for supporting nurses in future pandemics. Moreover, as we acknowledge the heroic contribution of frontline healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is prudent to recognize the considerable occupational risk as they balance their duty to care and the risk of infection to themselves and their families.
{"title":"Surviving Covid 19 diagnosis among registered nurses: Reactions, consequences, and coping mechanisms","authors":"Gladys Mbuthia, Doris Machaki, Sheila Shaibu, Rachel W. Kimani","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.013","url":null,"abstract":"To mitigate the spread of Covid-19, nurses infected with the virus were required to isolate themselves from their families and community. Isolated patients were reported to have experienced mental distress, PTSD symptoms, and suicide. Though studies have reported the psychological impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, less is known about the lived experiences of nurses who survived Covid-19 infection in sub-Saharan Africa. A descriptive phenomenological approach was used to study the lived experiences of registered nurses who survived Covid-19 disease. In-depth interviews were conducted among nurses diagnosed with Covid-19 from two hospitals in Kenya between March and May 2021. Purposive and snowball sampling was used to recruit registered nurses. Data were analyzed using Giorgi's steps of analysis. The study included ten nurses between 29 and 45 years. Nurses' experiences encompassed three themes: diagnosis reaction, consequences, and coping. Reactions to the diagnosis included fear, anxiety, and sadness. The consequence of the diagnosis and isolation was stigma, isolation, and loneliness. Nurses coping mechanisms included acceptance, creating routines, support, and spirituality. Our findings add to understanding how nurses experienced Covid-19 infection as patients and will provide evidence-based content for supporting nurses in future pandemics. Moreover, as we acknowledge the heroic contribution of frontline healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is prudent to recognize the considerable occupational risk as they balance their duty to care and the risk of infection to themselves and their families.","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136127698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.005
Jukka Takala, Alexis Descatha, A. Oppliger, H. Hamzaoui, Catherine Bråkenhielm, Subas Neupane
Biological risks are a major global problem in the workplace. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for a more comprehensive understanding of the biological risks at work. This study presents data on both communicable infectious biological agents and non-communicable factors leading to death and disability for the year 2021. We followed the methodology established by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in their past global estimates on occupational accidents and work-related diseases. We used relevant ILO estimates for hazardous substances and related population attributable fractions derived from literature, which were then applied to World Health Organization mortality data. The communicable diseases included in the estimates were tuberculosis, pneumococcal diseases, malaria, diarrheal diseases, other infectious diseases, neglected tropical diseases, influenza associated respiratory diseases and COVID-19. Non-communicable diseases and injuries considered were Chronic Obstructive Diseases (COPD) due to organic dusts, asthma, allergic reactions and risks related to animal contact. We estimated death attributable to biological risk at work and disability in terms of disability adjusted life years (DALYs). We estimated that in 2022, 550,819 deaths were caused by biological risk factors, with 476,000 deaths attributed to communicable infectious diseases and 74,000 deaths caused by non-communicable factors. Among these, there were 223,650 deaths attributed to COVID-19 at work. We calculated the rate of 584 DALYs per 100,000 workers, representing an 11% increase from the previous estimate of the global burden of work-related disabilities measured by DALYs. This is a first update since previous 2007 ILO estimates, which has now increased by 74% and covers most biological risks factors. However, it is important to note that there may be other diseases and deaths are missing from the data, which need to be included when new information becomes available. It is also worth mentioning that while deaths caused by major communicable diseases including COVID-19 are relatively rare within the working population, absences from work due to these diseases are likely to be very common within the active workforce.
{"title":"Global estimates on biological risks at work","authors":"Jukka Takala, Alexis Descatha, A. Oppliger, H. Hamzaoui, Catherine Bråkenhielm, Subas Neupane","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.005","url":null,"abstract":"Biological risks are a major global problem in the workplace. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for a more comprehensive understanding of the biological risks at work. This study presents data on both communicable infectious biological agents and non-communicable factors leading to death and disability for the year 2021. We followed the methodology established by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in their past global estimates on occupational accidents and work-related diseases. We used relevant ILO estimates for hazardous substances and related population attributable fractions derived from literature, which were then applied to World Health Organization mortality data. The communicable diseases included in the estimates were tuberculosis, pneumococcal diseases, malaria, diarrheal diseases, other infectious diseases, neglected tropical diseases, influenza associated respiratory diseases and COVID-19. Non-communicable diseases and injuries considered were Chronic Obstructive Diseases (COPD) due to organic dusts, asthma, allergic reactions and risks related to animal contact. We estimated death attributable to biological risk at work and disability in terms of disability adjusted life years (DALYs). We estimated that in 2022, 550,819 deaths were caused by biological risk factors, with 476,000 deaths attributed to communicable infectious diseases and 74,000 deaths caused by non-communicable factors. Among these, there were 223,650 deaths attributed to COVID-19 at work. We calculated the rate of 584 DALYs per 100,000 workers, representing an 11% increase from the previous estimate of the global burden of work-related disabilities measured by DALYs. This is a first update since previous 2007 ILO estimates, which has now increased by 74% and covers most biological risks factors. However, it is important to note that there may be other diseases and deaths are missing from the data, which need to be included when new information becomes available. It is also worth mentioning that while deaths caused by major communicable diseases including COVID-19 are relatively rare within the working population, absences from work due to these diseases are likely to be very common within the active workforce.","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134936396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.003
Harpriya Kaur, Steven J. Wurzelbacher, P. Tim Bushnell, Stephen Bertke, Alysha R. Meyers, James W. Grosch, Steve Naber, Michael Lampl
This study examined age-group differences in the rate, severity, and cost of injuries among construction workers to support evidence-based worker safety and health interventions in the construction industry. Ohio workers’ compensation claims for construction workers were used to estimate claim rates and costs by age group. We analyzed claims data auto-coded into five event/exposure categories: transportation incidents; slips, trips, and falls (STFs); exposure to harmful substances and environments (EHS); contact with objects and equipment (COB); and overexertion and bodily reaction. American Community Survey data were used to determine the proportion of workers by age group. From 2007–2017, among 72,416 accepted injury claims for ∼166,000 construction full-time equivalent (FTE) per year, nearly half were caused by COB, followed by STFs (20%) and overexertion (20%). Claim rates related to COB and EHS were highest among those 18–24 years old, with claim rates of 313.5 and 25.9 per 10,000 FTE, respectively. STFs increased with age, with the highest claim rates for those 55–64 years old (94.2 claims per 10,000 FTE). Overexertion claim rates increased and then declined with age, with the highest claim rate for those 35–44 years old (87.3 per 10,000 FTE). While younger workers had higher injury rates, older workers had higher proportions of lost-time claims and costs per claim. The total cost per FTE was highest for those 45–54 years old ($1,122 per FTE). The variation in rates of injury types by age suggests age-specific prevention strategies may be useful.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.002
Liang Wang, Fengqiong Chen, Yulu Zhang, Mengliang Ye
Depressive symptoms (DS) can erode physical and mental health, social support (SS) is considered a buffer for DS and a promoter for improving coping and recovery abilities. However, there is almost no research on the mediating role of negative coping (NC) in SS and DS, especially among firefighters. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among firefighters in Chongqing, China, and the valid data of 407 firefighters were collected through questionnaires distributed on the WeChat platform in 2020. Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) 26.0 is used for descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was adopted to analyze the association among SS, NC and DS. The mediation effect is also evaluated. Firefighters’ detection rate of DS is 23.3%, and when they receive more SS were less likely to develop DS. NC was positively correlated with DS (β=0.54, p < 0.001) after controlling for SS. Besides, the results of SEM showed that NC partially mediates the relationship between SS and DS (SE. = 0.039, indirect effects = 0.109, 95% CI:0.047 – 0.200 p < 0.001). NC has a partial indirect effect between SS and DS among firefighters. SS could not only affect DS directly, but also indirect work on it by affecting NC. This discovery will be a novel and meaningful part of the research on the firefighter population.
抑郁症状可以侵蚀身心健康，社会支持被认为是抑郁症状的缓冲剂和提高应对和恢复能力的促进剂。然而，关于负性应对(NC)在消防人员的安全行为和安全行为中的中介作用的研究几乎没有。对中国重庆地区消防员进行横断面调查，通过微信平台发放问卷，收集2020年407名消防员的有效数据。使用SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solutions) 26.0进行描述性统计和相关性分析。采用结构方程模型(SEM)分析了SS、NC和DS三者之间的关系。并对中介效应进行了评价。消防员对退行性麻痹的检出率为23.3%，接受的退行性麻痹越多，发生退行性麻痹的可能性越小。在控制SS后，NC与DS呈显著正相关(β=0.54, p < 0.001)。此外，SEM结果显示NC在SS与DS (SE)之间起到部分中介作用。= 0.039，间接效应= 0.109,95% CI:0.047 - 0.200 p < 0.001)。NC在消防员的SS和DS之间有部分间接影响。SS不仅可以直接影响DS，还可以通过影响NC间接作用于DS。这一发现将是消防员人口研究中一个新颖而有意义的部分。
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Pub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.008
Alexis Descatha, Halim Hamzaoui, Jukka Takala, Anne Oppliger
The COVID-19 pandemic turned biological hazards in the working environment into a global concern. This systematised review of published reviews aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the specific jobs and categories of workers exposed to biological hazards with the related prevention. We extracted reviews published in English and French in PubMed, Embase and Web of Science. Two authors, working independently, subsequently screened the potentially relevant titles and abstracts recovered (step 1) and then examined relevant full texts (step 2). Disagreements were resolved by consensus. We built tables summarising populations of exposed workers, types of hazards, types of outcomes (types of health issues, means of prevention) and routes of transmission. Of 1426 studies initially identified, 79 studies by authors from every continent were selected, mostly published after 2010 (n=63, 79.7%). About half of the reviews dealt with infectious hazards alone (n=38, 48.1%). The industrial sectors identified involved healthcare alone (n=16), laboratories (n=10), agriculture (including the animal, vegetable and grain sectors, n=32), waste (n=10), in addition of 11 studies without specific sectors. Results also highlighted a range of hazards (infectious and non-infectious agents, endotoxins, bioaerosols, organic dust and emerging agents). This systematised overview allowed to list the populations of workers exposed to biological hazards and underlined how prevention measures in the healthcare and laboratory sectors were usually well defined and controlled, although this was not the case in the agriculture and waste sectors. Further studies are necessary to quantify these risks and implement prevention measures that can be applied in every country.
2019冠状病毒病大流行使工作环境中的生物危害成为全球关注的问题。本文对已发表的综述进行了系统化的综述，旨在全面概述暴露于生物危害的特定工作和工人类别以及相关的预防措施。我们提取了在PubMed、Embase和Web of Science上以英文和法文发表的评论。两位独立工作的作者随后筛选了可能相关的标题和检索到的摘要(步骤1)，然后检查了相关的全文(步骤2)。分歧通过协商一致解决。我们建立了表格，总结暴露工人的人数、危害类型、结果类型(健康问题类型、预防手段)和传播途径。在最初确定的1426项研究中，选择了来自各大洲作者的79项研究，其中大部分发表于2010年之后(n= 63,79.7%)。大约一半的综述只涉及感染性危害(n=38, 48.1%)。确定的工业部门仅涉及医疗保健(n=16)、实验室(n=10)、农业(包括动物、蔬菜和粮食部门，n=32)、废物(n=10)，此外还有11项没有具体部门的研究。结果还强调了一系列危害(感染性和非感染性病原体、内毒素、生物气溶胶、有机粉尘和新兴病原体)。这一系统的概述列出了暴露于生物危害的工人群体，并强调了保健和实验室部门的预防措施通常是如何得到明确界定和控制的，尽管农业和废物部门并非如此。有必要进行进一步的研究，以量化这些风险并实施可适用于每个国家的预防措施。
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Pub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.012
Narges Ghoroubi, Emilie Counil, Myriam Khlat
{"title":"Potential Work-related Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 by Standard Occupational Grouping based on Pre-Lockdown Working Conditions in France","authors":"Narges Ghoroubi, Emilie Counil, Myriam Khlat","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136159898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.007
Ming-Wei Lin, Yi-Ting Wang, Yawen Cheng
To examine the influences of psychosocial work conditions on mental health risk and intention to leave the public sector among workers of public health agencies in Taiwan. We surveyed 492 public health workers in March 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Information on job demands, job control, workplace justice, experiences of workplace violence and its type and origin, and mental health status (assessed by the 5-item Brief Symptom Rating Scale, BSRS-5) was obtained. Of them, 192 participated in a follow-up survey conducted in May 2023 that assessed mental health status, employment changes, and intention to leave. In the initial survey, 32.93% of participants reported poor mental health status, defined by having a score of BSRS-5≧10, and 48.17% experienced some form of workplace violence over the past year. Notably, high psychosocial job demands (OR=3.64, 95% CI=1.93-6.87), low workplace justice (OR=2.58, 95% CI=1.45-4.58), and workplace violence (OR=2.38, 95% CI=1.51-3.77) were significantly associated with increased risk of mental disorders. Among those who participated in the follow-up survey, 22.40% had persistent poor mental health, and 30.73% considered leaving or have left the public sector. Longitudinal analyses indicated that job demands predicted persistent mental disorders and intention to leave the public sector, and the experience of workplace violence added additional mental health risks. The Public health workforce is crucial for effective and resilient public health systems. Our findings that public health workers were at high mental health risk and had a high intention to leave the job warrant attention and policy interventions.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.014
Muzimkhulu Zungu, Annalee Yassi, Jonathan Ramodike, Kuku Voyi, Karen Lockhart, David Jones, Spo Kgalamono, Nkululeko Thunzi, Jerry Spiegel
{"title":"Systematizing information use to address determinants of health worker health in South Africa: A cross-sectional mixed method study","authors":"Muzimkhulu Zungu, Annalee Yassi, Jonathan Ramodike, Kuku Voyi, Karen Lockhart, David Jones, Spo Kgalamono, Nkululeko Thunzi, Jerry Spiegel","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2023.10.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136093214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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