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Clinical Research Article

Childhood trauma is linked to epigenetic age deceleration in young adults with previous youth residential care placements

El trauma infantil está asociado a una ralentización de la edad epigenética en adultos jóvenes con antecedentes de asignación a hogares residenciales para jóvenes

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Article: 2379144 | Received 24 Oct 2023, Accepted 01 Jul 2024, Published online: 25 Jul 2024

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