Does childhood misfortune increase cancer risk in adulthood?

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 948-984

  Morton, Patricia M ^a   Schafer, Markus H ^b   Ferraro, Kenneth F ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

cancer; childhood misfortune; life course; stress process

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEOPLASM; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865205231     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264312449184     Document Type: Article

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