A life course perspective on telomere length and social inequalities in aging

被引:14
作者
Kuh, Diana [1 ]
机构
[1] Royal Free & UCL, Sch Med, Dept Epidemiol & Publ Hlth, MRC Natl Survey Hlth & Dev, London WC1E 6BT, England
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
health outcomes; life course; longitudinal designs; social class; telomeres;
D O I
10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00250.x
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Longitudinal studies will be needed to test the idea that social class in adult life, or in childhood, influences the rate of change in telomere length in peripheral blood samples.
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页码:579 / 580
页数:2
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