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Epigenetic Clock Analysis of Biological Aging in Adults With Documented Childhood Maltreatment

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.28033

August 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study whether childhood history of maltreatment is associated with late-midlife biological age.

Corresponding Author: Daniel W. Belsky, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W 168th St, #413, Rm 413, New York, NY 10032 (daniel.belsky@columbia.edu).

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