High Phobic Anxiety Is Related to Lower Leukocyte Telomere Length in Women

BACKGROUND: Chronic psychological distress has been linked to shorter telomeres, an indication of accelerated aging. Yet, little is known about relations of anxiety to telomeres. We examined whether a typically chronic form of anxiety – phobic anxiety – is related to telomere length. METHODOLOGY/PRI...

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Autores principales: Okereke, Olivia I., Prescott, Jennifer, Wong, Jason Y. Y., Han, Jiali, Rexrode, Kathryn M., De Vivo, Immaculata
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3394740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22808180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040516

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3394740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22808180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040516

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