How Do Interactions Between Early Caregiving Environment and Genes Influence Health and Behavior?

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-94

  Letourneau, Nicole ^a,b   Giesbrecht, Gerald F ^c   Bernier, Francois P ^a   Joschko, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

attachment; early rearing environments; epigenetics; gene expression; Gene by Environment interactions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTACHMENT; CAREGIVER; EARLY REARING ENVIRONMENTS; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE-BY-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN;

ATTACHMENT; EARLY REARING ENVIRONMENTS; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE-BY-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS;

CAREGIVERS; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS;

EID: 84890630598     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800412463602     Document Type: Article

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