Adverse childhood experiences, chronic diseases, and risky health behaviors in Saudi Arabian adults: A pilot study

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1787-1793

  Almuneef, Maha ^a   Qayad, Mohammed ^a   Aleissa, Majid ^a   Albuhairan, Fadia ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adverse childhood experience; Chronic disease; Risky health behavior; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PILOT STUDY; PREMARITAL SEX; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; LIFE EVENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD ABUSE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SAUDI ARABIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84914123887     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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