High phobic anxiety is related to lower leukocyte telomere length in women.
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.Relative telomere lengths (RTL...
Main Authors: | Olivia I Okereke, Jennifer Prescott, Jason Y Y Wong, Jiali Han, Kathryn M Rexrode, Immaculata De Vivo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3394740?pdf=render |
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