Measuring childhood adversity in life course cardiovascular research: A systematic review

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 434-440

  Appleton, Allison A ^a   Holdsworth, Elizabeth ^b   Ryan, Margaret ^a   Tracy, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Childhood adversity; Measurement; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY CONFLICT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MINDFULNESS; NURTURING BEHAVIOR; OBESITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA SURVIVOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ADVERSE EVENTS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84997822074     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000430     Document Type: Review

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