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Fact or artefact? Childhood adversity and adulthood trauma in the U.S. population-based Health and Retirement Study

¿Realidad o artefacto? Adversidad en la infancia y trauma en la adultez en Estudio de Población de Salud y Jubilación en EE.UU

事实还是伪象?美国人群健康与退休研究中的童年期逆境和成年期创伤

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Article: 1721146 | Received 11 Oct 2019, Accepted 12 Jan 2020, Published online: 14 Feb 2020

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