Telomere length and mortality in elderly men: The Zutphen Elderly Study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 66 A, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-44

  Houben, Joyce M J ^a   Giltay, Erik J ^b   Rius Ottenheim, Nathaly ^b   Hageman, Geja J ^a   Kromhout, Daan ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mortality; Telomere length; Zutphen Elderly Study

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELOMERE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELOMERE;

EID: 79951650568     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq164     Document Type: Article

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