Short Sleep Duration Is Associated with Shorter Telomere Length in Healthy Men:: Findings from the Whitehall II Cohort Study

Marta Jackowska; Mark Hamer; Livia A. Carvalho; Jorge D. Erusalimsky; Lee Butcher; Andrew Steptoe

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047292

Short Sleep Duration Is Associated with Shorter Telomere Length in Healthy Men: Findings from the Whitehall II Cohort Study

Marta Jackowska, Mark Hamer, Livia A. Carvalho, Jorge D. Erusalimsky, Lee Butcher, Andrew Steptoe

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Background: Shorter telomere length and poor sleep are more prevalent at older ages, but their relationship is uncertain. This study explored associations between sleep duration and telomere length in a sample of healthy middle and early old age people.Me

Original language	English
Journal	PLoS One
Volume	7
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047292
Publication status	Published - 2012

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