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. 2006 Dec;5(6):579-80.
doi: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00250.x. Epub 2006 Nov 1.

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

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

Diana Kuh. Aging Cell. 2006 Dec.
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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.

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