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Employment and work schedule are related to telomere length in women
2 May 2011
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OBJECTIVES: To examine the association of employment and work schedule with shorter DNA telomeres, a marker of cellular ageing and disease risk factor, and consider whether differences were related to health, behaviours and sociodemographic factors, or varied by stress levels or menopausal status. METHODS: This cross-sectional analysis of 608 women aged 35-74 in the Sister Study examined determinants of relative...
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