Lancet
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Over the past decade, China's systems of medical education and health care have undergone unprecedented reform. Despite these reforms, a trend of declining interest among medical graduates in pursuing careers in clinical practice has persisted. The aim of this analysis is to examine physician workforce production and attrition rates and use current trends to predict whether an adequate and equitable supply of physicians will exist in the future. ⋯ This study was supported by the ROC Ministry of Science and Technology GrantMOST104-2511-S-010-003. The funding source had no involvement in study design, data collection and analysis, interpretation of the results, writing of the report, and the decision to submit the paper for publication.
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In China, obesity has traditionally affected the more affluent urban children, but the problem is spreading to a wider social group, including children who have migrated from rural to urban areas. Customised interventions are needed to prevent further growth in the prevalence of obesity among these migrant children. Exploring the perceptions of key stakeholders regarding the causes of childhood obesity can provide valuable insights, but no qualitative studies have addressed this issue. We investigated the differences in the perceived causes of childhood obesity between local and migrant communities living in a major city in China. ⋯ The study was funded by the Guangzhou Medical Foundation (20131A031001).
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The so-called health brain-drain-which refers to the health workers leaving their present jobs to other institutions, especially in rural areas-severely restricts the development of primary healthcare. To solve the problem, Pudong New Area of Shanghai carried out a series of incentive policies such as salary bonus, promotion and housing from July, 2014. In our study we aimed to analyse the change in health brain-drain which resulted from this policy. ⋯ National Nature Science Foundation of China (#71503170) and Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning (#201540400, #201540134).
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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).