American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 389-396 , November 2009

Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Risk of Premature Mortality

  • David W. Brown, DSc, MScPH, MSc

      Affiliations

    • CDC, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: David W. Brown, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE (MS K67), Atlanta GA 30341
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  • Robert F. Anda, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • CDC, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Henning Tiemeier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Epidemiology and Child Psychiatry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Vincent J. Felitti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Southern California Permanente Group (Kaiser Permanente), San Diego, California
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  • Valerie J. Edwards, PhD

      Affiliations

    • CDC, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Janet B. Croft, PhD

      Affiliations

    • CDC, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Wayne H. Giles, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • CDC, Atlanta, Georgia

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doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.06.021

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 389-396 , November 2009

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