Editorial Perspective: Psychological stress and epigenetic aging - What can we learn and how can we prevent?

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 674-675

  Zannas, Anthony S ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; epigenetics; stress

Indexed keywords

AGING; CELL AGING; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; CELL AGING; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84969834369     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12535     Document Type: Editorial

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