Adverse childhood experiences and associated health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

@article{Petruccelli2019AdverseCE,
  title={Adverse childhood experiences and associated health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.},
  author={Kaitlyn Petruccelli and Joshua Davis and Tara Berman},
  journal={Child abuse \& neglect},
  year={2019},
  volume={97},
  pages={
          104127
        }
}
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