Lancet
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Research achievement is essential for promotion in most Chinese medical institutions, causing enormous pressure among clinicians. We believe ours is the first nationwide questionnaire survey about clinicians' attitude to the current title promotion system. The aim of this study is to investigate the present title promotion mechanism and put forward policy recommendations. ⋯ Chinese Academy of Engineering (2014-ZD-09).
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Comprehensive health economic evaluation, a key component of the Cancer Screening Program in Urban China (CanSPUC), was expected to support government policy-making on screening initiatives for common cancers (lung, breast, colorectal, oesophageal, liver, and stomach cancer) in urban China. Estimation of expenditure for cancer diagnosis and treatment from a societal perspective was an essential component. The aim of this study was to estimate direct medical and non-medical expenditure and to discern the resultant financial burden. ⋯ National Health and Family Plan Committee of China.
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Antithrombin plays a key anticoagulant role. The prevalence of antithrombin deficiency is thought to be very low in patients with thromboembolism. However, increasing evidence suggests that antithrombin deficiency may be underestimated. We aimed to uncover predominant mutations in SERPINC1 in the Chinese population. ⋯ National Natural Science Foundation of China (81370622 and 81400099).
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Hearing loss is the most frequent sensory disorder, affecting 1 in 500 newborns. More than 90 genes are associated with non-syndromic hearing loss. In this study we aimed to investigate the genetic etiology of families with non-syndromic hearing loss in Shandong, China. ⋯ National 973 Basic Research Program of China (2014CB541703).
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Second-hand smoke is a major indoor pollutant that causes serious health problems, especially for pregnant women. The 2010 Global Adult Tobacco Survey in China reported that 65·1% of non-smoking women of childbearing age were exposed to second-hand smoke at home and 52·6% were exposed in the workplace. This study aimed to probe behaviours in avoiding indoor second-hand smoke exposure induced by different intimate relationships among pregnant women in China. ⋯ This project was supported by the Medjaden Academy & Research Foundation for Young Scientists (MJR20150047).