Unemployment and ill health: a connection through inflammation?

Unemployment and ill health: a connection through inflammation?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Unemployment is a source of acute and long-term psychosocial stress. Acute and chronic psychosocial stress can induce pronounced changes in human immune responses. In this study we tested our hypothesis that stress-induced low-grade...

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Main Authors: Honkalampi Kirsi, Koivumaa-Honkanen Heli, Herzig Karl-Heinz, Huotari Anne, Niskanen Leo, Lehto Soili M, Hintikka Jukka, Sinikallio Sanna, Viinamäki Heimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/410

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