Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 245-251 , July 2010

Risky Health Behaviors Among Mothers-to-Be: The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 5–8, 2007.

Received 12 June 2009 ,Accepted 15 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2010.04.003

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 245-251 , July 2010

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