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

• Main Authors: Prof Karen Hughes, PhD (Author), Prof Mark A Bellis, DSc (Author), Katherine A Hardcastle, MSc (Author), Dinesh Sethi, MD (Author), Alexander Butchart, PhD (Author), Christopher Mikton, PhD (Author), Lisa Jones, BSc (Author), Prof Michael P Dunne, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...