Accelerated aging in adults with knee osteoarthritis pain: consideration for frequency, intensity, time, and total pain sites
Abstract. Introduction:. Individuals with osteoarthritis (OA) show increased morbidity and mortality. Telomere length, a measure of cellular aging, predicts increased morbidity and mortality. Telomeres shorten with persisting biological and psychosocial stress. Living with chronic OA pain is stressf...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2017-06-01
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Series: | PAIN Reports |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000591 |