Stress-related telomere length in children: A systematic review

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 92, Issue , 2017, Pages 47-54

  Coimbra, Bruno Messina ^a   Carvalho, Carolina Muniz ^a   Moretti, Patricia Natalia ^a,b   Mello, Marcelo Feijó ^a   Belangero, Sintia I ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Children; Early life stress; Systematic review; Telomere length

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CELL AGING; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHILD; DSM-IV; EDINBURG POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELOMERE LENGTH; TELOMERE SHORTENING; COMPLICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELOMERE SHORTENING;

EID: 85017337956     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.03.023     Document Type: Review

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