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Societies and social scientists have long held the belief that exclusion induces ingratiation and conformity, an idea in contradiction to robust empirical evidence linking rejection with hostility and aggression. The classic literatures on ingratiation and conformity help resolve this contradiction...
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PMID: 20649367
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Lower social class (or socioeconomic status) is associated with fewer resources, greater exposure to threat, and a reduced sense of personal control. Given these life circumstances, one might expect lower class individuals to engage in less prosocial behavior, prioritizing self-interest over the wel...
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PMID: 20649364
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We reviewed disputes in ethical aspects of living donor kidney transplantation to reach to a good overview of the current concepts on the issue....
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PMID: 20814148
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Physicians continue to hold positive attitudes toward marketing-oriented activities of the pharmaceutical and device industries. Changes in medical culture and physician education focused on surgeons and trainees may align physician attitudes with current policy trends....
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PMID: 20566978
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The overall response rate was 53.6% (348/649). Most student-Pharma interactions took place at locations remote from the main campus, with free lunches (70.2%), snacks (66.9%), and small, non-educational items (55.8%) representing the most common gifts. Many clinical students had discussed medical pe...
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PMID: 20672554
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Little is known about the factors that can affect informal health payments in Turkey, which is pertinent given that Turkey has been undergoing and considering a series of reforms in the health sector. This paper aims to examine the predictors of informal payments in Turkey. The study surveyed a rand...
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PMID: 20503624
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Living donors have become an increasingly important source of organs for transplantation. Concern for the rights of donors has resulted in reconsideration of the use of minors as living organ donors. Most commentators have voiced concerns that minors deserve extraordinary protection, but are unwilli...
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PMID: 20125020
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The Medical Society of Delaware has invited this article to provide its members and potential donors with guidance on ways in which tax-advantaged contributions may benefit both the donor and the Medical Society's capital campaign, "Delaware's Home for a Healthy Tomorrow." Donations to the capital c...
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PMID: 20050509
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The relationship between medicine and the pharmaceutical industry in the United States is undergoing rapid and momentous change; US Senator Grassley has alleged inadequate disclosure of earnings from industry and lack of acknowledgement of conflicts of interest by leading academics. This article is...
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PMID: 19740050
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Merck is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company that, throughout its history, has devoted considerable effort to bringing its medicines, vaccines, expertise and experience to people in need around the world. Its primary responsibilities are: to discover, develop and deliver innovative medic...
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PMID: 18718147
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This is a reflection on the interpersonal relations established between patients and the nursing team with emphasis on the configuration of the bonds resulting from such relationship, theoretically supported by Marcel Mauss's gift theory. Special consideration is given to the person-to-person intera...
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PMID: 20027968
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We surveyed program directors in general surgery and surgical specialties to determine industry activities in surgical GME. We used an internet-based questionnaire regarding industry marketing and educational activities in surgical programs, and their effects on surgical education. We received 65 re...
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PMID: 19445290
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This report provides a country-by-country description of current events that may effect the practice of transplantation internationally for the foreseeable future. SUMMARY: The implications of the Istanbul Declaration are profound. It calls for a legal and professional framework in each country to g...
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PMID: 19300258
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In the first 2 years after the introduction of the Baby Bonus, birth rates increased, especially among women having a third or subsequent birth. This could represent an increase in family size and/or a change in the timing of births....
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PMID: 19296785
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Closing the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians needs to start in the womb. Rates of perinatal mortality, preterm birth and low birthweight are two to three times greater among the babies of Indigenous women than among those of non-Indigenous women; low birthweig...
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PMID: 19296786
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Live related and unrelated kidney donation are considered ethically acceptable procedures, and nondirected donation is gaining support among transplant professionals. A substantial minority favored direct financial rewards for donors, especially in the case of nondirected donation....
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PMID: 19364304
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Family nurse practitioners viewed pharmaceutical company marketing uncritically as educational and beneficial. They also perceived other providers but not themselves as influenced by pharmaceutical marketing. The findings supported those found in previous research with nurses and physicians. CONCLUS...
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PMID: 19222650
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We enter this era of scarce resources, there is a need to return to the foundations of the Alma Ata Declaration signed thirty years ago with the goal of providing universal access to primary healthcare. The global health community must now objectively evaluate how we can most effectively respond to...
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PMID: 19134211
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