Short sleep duration is associated with shorter telomere length in healthy men: findings from the Whitehall II cohort study.
Shorter telomere length and poor sleep are more prevalent at older ages, but their relationship is uncertain. This study explored associations between sleep duration and telomere length in a sample of healthy middle and early old age people.Participants were 434 men and women aged 63.3 years on aver...
Main Authors: | Marta Jackowska, Mark Hamer, Livia A Carvalho, Jorge D Erusalimsky, Lee Butcher, Andrew Steptoe |
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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/PMC3483149?pdf=render |
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