Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) among American Indians in South Dakota and associations with mental health conditions, alcohol use, and smoking

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1559-1577

  Warne, Donald ^a   Dulacki, Kristen ^b   Spurlock, Margaret ^c   Meath, Thomas ^c   Davis, Melinda M ^c   Wright, Bill ^b   McConnell, K John ^c  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Outcomes Research Education   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse childhood experiences; Alcohol; Anxiety; Cross sectional studies; Depression; Health surveys; Indians; North American; Post traumatic; Prevalence; Smoking; South Dakota; Stress disorders; Surveys and questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING; SOUTH DAKOTA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOUTH DAKOTA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85035340606     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2017.0133     Document Type: Article

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