Exposure to childhood adversity is linked to early mortality and associated with nearly half a million annual US deaths

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/931290 

 News Release 12-Oct-2021
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health

The findings of a new study suggest that childhood adversity is a major contributor to early and preventable causes of mortality and a powerful determinant of long term physical and mental health.  Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Harvard University found that childhood adversity is associated with elevated risk for chronic disease including heart disease and cancer. 

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