Variation in the calculation of allostatic load score: 21 examples from NHANES

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 455-461

  Duong, Michelle T ^a   Bingham, Brianna A ^a   Aldana, Paola C ^a   Chung, Stephanie T ^a   Sumner, Anne E ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

A1C; Allostatic load score; Biomarkers; Blood pressure; C reactive protein; Stress

Indexed keywords

A1CF PROTEIN, HUMAN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ALLOSTASIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

ALLOSTASIS; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85013657278     PISSN: 21973792     EISSN: 21968837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40615-016-0246-8     Document Type: Article

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