Systematic review of the association between chronic social stress and telomere length: A life course perspective

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue , 2016, Pages 37-52

  Oliveira, Bruna Silva ^a   Zunzunegui, Maria Victoria ^b   Quinlan, Jacklyn ^c,d   Fahmi, Hassan ^e   Tu, Mai Thanh ^b   Guerra, Ricardo Oliveira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre ^*  (United States)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Chronic stress; Life course epidemiology; Poverty; Telomere length; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NARRATIVE; POLICY; POVERTY; SOCIAL STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELOMERE; TELOMERE SHORTENING; ETIOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; POVERTY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS; TELOMERE SHORTENING; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84952683678     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: 18729649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2015.12.006     Document Type: Review

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