Unemployment and ill health: a connection through inflammation?

• Main Authors: Honkalampi Kirsi (Author), Koivumaa-Honkanen Heli (Author), Herzig Karl-Heinz (Author), Huotari Anne (Author), Niskanen Leo (Author), Lehto Soili M (Author), Hintikka Jukka (Author), Sinikallio Sanna (Author), Viinamäki Heimo (Author)
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• Udgivet: BMC, 2009-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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<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...