Disparities in adverse childhood experiences among individuals with a history of military service

JAMA Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1041-1048

  Blosnich, John R ^a,b   Dichter, Melissa E ^b,c   Cerulli, Catherine ^a,d   Batten, Sonja V ^e,f   Bossarte, Robert M ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^f UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TRAINING; VETERAN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907013109     PISSN: 2168622X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.724     Document Type: Article

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