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Published online 29 March 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020325-9

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Blow for teens' TV time

Violent behaviour in later life could be linked to teenage viewing habits.

Teenagers who watch more than one hour of television a day are more likely to become violent adults, say US researchers. The large-scale, long-term study is one the first to show such effects on adolescents and young adults1.

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