Depressive symptoms are not associated with leukocyte telomere length: findings from the Nova Scotia Health Survey (NSHS95) population-based study

Rationale/statement of the problem : Leukocyte telomere length (LTL), a marker of cellular aging, has been proposed as a pathogenic mechanism by which depression may confer increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events. Prior studies have suggested that depression and depressive symptoms are assoc...

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Main Authors: Jonathan A. Shaffer, Elissa S. Epel, Min Suk Kang, Siqin Ye, Joseph E. Schwartz, Karina W. Davidson, Susan Kirkland, Lawrence S. Honig, Daichi Shimbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012-09-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
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