Integrating DNA Methylation Measures of Biological Aging into Social Determinants of Health Research

Current Environmental Health Reports - Tập 9 Số 2 - Trang 196-210
Laurel Raffington1,2, Daniel W. Belsky3
1Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
2Population Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
3Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, USA

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