Abuse During Childhood Linked to Adult-Onset Asthma in African-American Women

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121207133240.htm

ScienceDaily (Dec. 7, 2012) — According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported suffering abuse before age 11 had a greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma compared to women whose childhood and adolescence were free of abuse.

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The results indicate that the incidence of adult-onset asthma was increased by more than 20 percent among women who had been abused during childhood. The evidence was stronger for physical abuse than for sexual abuse. There was little indication, however, that abuse during adolescence was associated with the risk of adult-onset asthma.

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