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Overview

Robert F. Anda is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly Medicine, Psychology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, they have contributed to subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Education, General Health Professions, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics, including:

  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation

Among recent publications authored by Robert F. Anda are the following:

  • Inside the Adverse Childhood Experience Score: Strengths, Limitations, and Misapplications, 2020, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Author Response to "Letter to the Editor Regarding 'Inside the Adverse Childhood Experience Score: Strengths, Limitations, and Misapplications'", 2020, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Conditioning period impacts the morphology and proliferative effect of extracellular vesicles derived from rat adipose tissue derived stromal cell, 2025, Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Their frequent coauthors include Laura S. Porter, David W. Brown, Blair Anton, Haertinger Maximilian, and M. Flavià. This collaboration network reflects the interdisciplinary nature of their research pursuits.

Publication venues where Robert F. Anda's work appears regularly include the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and the Journal of Nanobiotechnology. These venues align with the breadth of topics covered, ranging from preventive health to molecular and cellular biology.

Best Publications

  • Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study

    Vincent J. Felitti;Robert F. Anda;Dale Nordenberg;David F. Williamson

  • The enduring effects of abuse and related adverse experiences in childhood: A convergence of evidence from neurobiology and epidemiology

    Robert F Anda;Vincent J Felitti;J Douglas Bremner;John D Walker

  • Childhood Abuse, Household Dysfunction, and the Risk of Attempted Suicide Throughout the Life Span Findings From the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

    Shanta R. Dube;Robert F. Anda;Vincent J. Felitti;Daniel P. Chapman

  • Adverse childhood experiences and the risk of depressive disorders in adulthood.

    Daniel P. Chapman;Charles L. Whitfield;Vincent J. Felitti;Shanta R. Dube

  • Childhood abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction and the risk of illicit drug use: The adverse childhood experiences study

    Shanta R. Dube;Vincent J. Felitti;Maxia Dong;Daniel P. Chapman

  • Relationship between multiple forms of childhood maltreatment and adult mental health in community respondents: results from the adverse childhood experiences study.

    Valerie J. Edwards;George W. Holden;Vincent J. Felitti;Robert F. Anda

  • The interrelatedness of multiple forms of childhood abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction

    Maxia Dong;Robert F Anda;Vincent J Felitti;Shanta R Dube

  • Adverse childhood experiences and the risk of premature mortality

    David W. Brown;Robert F. Anda;Henning Tiemeier;Vincent J. Felitti

  • Dental disease and risk of coronary heart disease and mortality.

    F DeStefano;R F Anda;H S Kahn;D F Williamson

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences and Smoking During Adolescence and Adulthood

    Robert F. Anda;Janet B. Croft;Vincent J. Felitti;Dale Nordenberg

  • Long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse by gender of victim

    Shanta R. Dube;Robert F. Anda;Charles L. Whitfield;David W. Brown

  • Depression and the dynamics of smoking. A national perspective.

    Robert F. Anda;David F. Williamson;Luis G. Escobedo;Eric E. Mast

  • Insights Into Causal Pathways for Ischemic Heart Disease Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

    Maxia Dong;Wayne H. Giles;Vincent J. Felitti;Shanta R. Dube

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences, Alcoholic Parents, and Later Risk of Alcoholism and Depression

    Robert F. Anda;Charles L. Whitfield;Vincent J. Felitti;Daniel Chapman

  • The impact of adverse childhood experiences on health problems: evidence from four birth cohorts dating back to 1900.

    Shanta R Dube;Vincent J Felitti;Maxia Dong;Wayne H Giles

  • Violent Childhood Experiences and the Risk of Intimate Partner Violence in Adults Assessment in a Large Health Maintenance Organization

    Charles L. Whitfield;Robert F. Anda;Shanta R. Dube;Vincent J. Felitti

  • Smoking cessation and severity of weight gain in a national cohort.

    David F. Williamson;Jennifer Madans;Robert F. Anda;Joel C. Kleinman

  • Adverse childhood experiences and personal alcohol abuse as an adult.

    Shanta R Dube;Robert F Anda;Vincent J Felitti;Valerie J Edwards

  • Depressed affect, hopelessness, and the risk of ischemic heart disease in a cohort of U.S. adults.

    Robert Anda;David Williamson;Diane Jones;Carol Macera

  • Building a framework for global surveillance of the public health implications of adverse childhood experiences.

    Robert F. Anda;Alexander Butchart;Vincent J. Felitti;David W. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent J. Felitti
Vincent J. Felitti University of California, San Diego
Wayne H. Giles
Wayne H. Giles Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David F. Williamson
David F. Williamson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Valerie J. Edwards
Valerie J. Edwards Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Janet B. Croft
Janet B. Croft Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mary K. Serdula
Mary K. Serdula Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
J. Douglas Bremner
J. Douglas Bremner Emory University
David Brown
David Brown Government of the United Kingdom
Frank DeStefano
Frank DeStefano Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
George W. Holden
George W. Holden Southern Methodist University

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