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Commentary| Volume 56, ISSUE 6, P787-789, June 2019

Origins of the ACE Study

      It has now been 20 years since the original article of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study was first published by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
      • Felitti VJ
      • Anda RF
      • Nordenberg D
      • et al.
      The relationship of adult health status to childhood abuse and household dysfunction.
      During that time, the ACE Study has attracted worldwide interest and follow-up. The progression of this attention, in spite of significant initial resistance, has provided useful research insights that I have been asked by the editors of AJPM to document and share.
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