A life course perspective on telomere length and social inequalities in aging
- 20 October 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Aging Cell
- Vol. 5 (6) , 579-580
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00250.x
Abstract
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.Keywords
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