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Original Research Reports

Exposure to workplace bullying, microRNAs and pain; evidence of a moderating effect of miR-30c rs928508 and miR-223 rs3848900

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Pages 77-86 | Received 25 Mar 2019, Accepted 03 Jul 2019, Published online: 24 Jul 2019

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