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The prevalence of physical, sexual and mental abuse among adolescents and the association with BMI status

"Studies among adults show an association between abuse and Body Mass Index (BMI) status. When an aberrant BMI status as a consequence of abuse is already prevalent in adolescence, early detection and treatment of abuse might prevent these adolescents from developing serious weight problems and other long-term social, emotional and physical problems in adulthood. Therefore, this study investigated the prevalence of physical, sexual and mental abuse among adolescents and examined the association of these abuse subtypes with BMI status."

http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-840.pdf

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