Adverse childhood experiences related to poor adult health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 314-320

  Austin, Anna ^a   Herrick, Harry ^a   Proescholdbell, Scott ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; WASHINGTON; WISCONSIN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PREVALENCE; WASHINGTON; WISCONSIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955602816     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302904     Document Type: Article

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