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About the Study
 The ACE Study was initiated at Kaiser Permanente from 1995 to 1997, and its
participants are over 17,000 members who were undergoing a standardized
physical examination. No further participants will be enrolled, but we are
tracking the medical status of the baseline participants.
 Each
study participant completed a confidential survey that contained questions
about childhood maltreatment and family dysfunction, as well as items
detailing their current health status and behaviors. This information was
combined with the results of their physical examination to form the baseline
data for the study.
 The
prospective phase of the ACE Study is currently underway, and will assess
the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, health care
use, and causes of death.
More detailed scientific information about the study design can be found
in “The
relationship of adult health status to childhood abuse and household
dysfunction,”* published in the American Journal of Preventive
Medicine in 1998, Volume 14, pages 245-258.
* Links to non-Federal
organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not
constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal
Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for
the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
Page last reviewed: January 10, 2008
Page last modified: December 12, 2005
Content source: Division of Adult
and Community Health, National
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