Neighborhood Disadvantage and Telomere Length: Results from the Fragile Families Study

Neighborhood Disadvantage and Telomere Length: Results from the Fragile Families Study

Telomeres are repetitive nucleotide sequences located at the ends of chromosomes that protect genetic material. We use data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to analyze the relationship between exposure to spatially concentrated disadvantage and telomere length for white and black...

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Main Authors: Douglas S. Massey, Brandon Wagner, Louis Donnelly, Sara McLanahan, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Irwin Garfinkel, Colter Mitchell, Daniel A. Notterman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Russell Sage Foundation 2018-04-01
Series:RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
Subjects:
telomere
segregation
neighborhood disadvantage
concentrated poverty
Online Access:https://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.4.02

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https://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.4.02

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