Disability and Exposure to High Levels of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Effect on Health and Risk Behavior
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Open Access
- 1 January 2016
- journal article
- Published by North Carolina Institute of Medicine in North Carolina Medical Journal
- Vol. 77 (1) , 30-36
Abstract
BACKGROUND Health disparities among persons with disabilities have been previously documented. However, there is little research specific to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in this population and how ACE exposure affects health outcomes in adulthood.Keywords
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