Early life stress as a risk factor for disease in adulthood

The Impact of Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease: The Hidden Epidemic

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 133-141

  Fisher, Philip A ^a   Gunnar, Megan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 79952042490     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511777042.016     Document Type: Chapter

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