Pessimistic orientation in relation to telomere length in older men: The VA Normative Aging Study

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 68-76

  Ikeda, Ai ^a   Schwartz, Joel ^a   Peters, Junenette L ^b   Baccarelli, Andrea A ^a   Hoxha, Mirjam ^c,d   Dioni, Laura ^c,d   Spiro, Avron ^b,e   Sparrow, David ^e   Vokonas, Pantel ^e   Kubzansky, Laura D ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimism; Pessimism; Telomere length

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW UP; GENE DOSAGE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE TELOMERE LENGTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPTIMISM; ORIENTATION; PESSIMISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

OPTIMISM; PESSIMISM; TELOMERE LENGTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; TELOMERE;

EID: 84895878023     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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