Early life adversity is associated with biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction in women veterans
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Karen L. Saban, PhD, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago and Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Maywood, Illinois, USA; Herbert Mathews, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA; Eileen G. Collins, PhD, RN, FAACVPR, FAAN, Biobehavioral Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago and Edward Hines Jr., VA Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Linda Witek Janusek, PhD, BS, RN, FAAN, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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Childhood maltreatment is strongly associated with inflammatory related disease, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our study demonstrates that women veterans report high levels of childhood maltreatment as compared to civilians and childhood maltreatment is associated with a serum biomarker of endothelial dysfunction, a precursor of CVD
29th International Nursing Research Congress: Innovative Global Nursing Practice and Education Through Research and Evidence-based Practice, July 19-23, 2018. Melbourne, Australia.
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| Keywords | Biomarkers; Women; Cardiovascular Disease |
| Name | 29th International Nursing Research Congress |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Date | 2018 |
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