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Perceived neighborhood problems are associated with shorter telomere length in African American women

3 Apr 2016

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OBJECTIVES: African Americans (AA) experience higher levels of stress related to living in racially segregated and poor neighborhoods. However, little is known about the associations between perceived neighborhood environments and cellular aging among adult AA. This study examined whether perceived neighborhood environments were associated with telomere length (TL) in AA after adjustment for individual-level risk...

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PMID: 27070760
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.03.018

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