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Child abuse victims suffer greater long term health costs, study finds - Australia

"Adults who were abused in childhood suffer from more chronic health conditions and put far greater pressure on the health system than those who were not abused, according to new research from the University of Technology, Sydney....

"The new research, conducted by by Rebecca Reeve and Kees van Gool from the University of Technology, Sydney and published in the journal Economic Record, highlight that long-term consequences of abuse should be considered when investing in health services to prevent abuse or assist survivors of child abuse...."

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-child-abuse-victims-greater-term.html

Reeve & van Gool. (Jun. 2013). "Modeling the Relationship between Child Abuse and Long-Term Health Care Costs and Wellbeing: Results from an Australian Community-Based Survey." Economic Record. Abstract.

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