Trajectories of childhood adversity and mortality in early adulthood: a population-based cohort study

Childhood is a sensitive period with rapid brain development and physiological growth, and adverse events in childhood might interfere with these processes and have long-lasting effects on health. In this study, we aimed to describe trajectories of adverse childhood experiences and relate these to overall and cause-specific mortality in early adult life.For this population-based cohort study, we used unselected annually updated data from Danish...