Having a Usual Source of Care Is Associated with Longer Telomere Length in a National Sample of Older Adults

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: JABFM

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Peter T. Baltrus¹  Chaohua Li¹  Anne H. Gaglioti¹ 

[1] From the National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine;Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine;Department of Family Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine

关键词: Aging;    Cross-Sectional Studies;    Healthy Aging;    Leukocytes;    Linear Models;    Nutrition Surveys;    Primary Health Care;    Telomere;   

DOI  :  10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200008

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: The American Board of Family Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Objective: To provide a potential biological, mechanistic link for the well-established association between primary care access and reduced mortality, this study sought to measure the impact of having a usual source of health care on leukocyte telomere length (LTL).

【 授权许可】

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