The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: A growing body of research identifies the harmful effects that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs; occurring during childhood or adolescence; eg, child maltreatment or exposure to domestic violence) have on health throughout life. Studies have quantified such effects for individual ACEs...

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Main Authors: Prof Karen Hughes, PhD, Prof Mark A Bellis, DSc, Katherine A Hardcastle, MSc, Dinesh Sethi, MD, Alexander Butchart, PhD, Christopher Mikton, PhD, Lisa Jones, BSc, Prof Michael P Dunne, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266717301184