Childhood misfortune and adult health: Enduring and cascadic effects on somatic and psychological symptoms?

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-28

  Schafer, Markus H ^a   Ferraro, Kenneth F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood adversity; life course epidemiology; mental health; physical health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AGED; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872389670     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264312464884     Document Type: Article

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