Childhood adversity and trajectories of multimorbidity in mid-late life: China health and longitudinal retirement study.
Lei YangYaoyue HuKarri SilventoinenPekka T MartikainenPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2020)
The results demonstrate that childhood adversity exerts long-lasting effects on multimorbidity among older adults in China. Prevention of childhood maltreatment may delay or even avert the emergence of multimorbidity in later life.