The science of early life toxic stress for pediatric practice and advocacy

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 319-327

  Johnson, Sara B ^a,b   Riley, Anne W ^a   Granger, Douglas A ^b,c   Riis, Jenna ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Social determinants of health; Toxic stress

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

BILOGICAL EMBEDDING; BRAIN FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAREGIVING; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EMBEDDING; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; TOXIC STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; NEOPLASMS; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873431536     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-0469     Document Type: Review

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