A difficult childhood can leave lasting marks well into adulthood
Researchers behind the publication Bertina Kreshpaj, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Copenhagen
Leonie K. Elsenburg, Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen
Signe Hald Andersen, Head of Interventions and Research Professor, ROCKWOOL Foundation
Tjeerd Rudmer De Vries, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Copenhagen
Karsten Thielen, Medical Doctor and Ph.D. in Public Health, Holbæk University Hospital
Naja Hulvej Rod, Professor of Public Health, University of Copenhagen
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