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Study links attention problems to childhood TV watching
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9-4-2007 3:44 AM
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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/04/2023719.htm"><P class="author">By <A href="http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/content/s1889080.htm?site=news">Sophie Scott</A></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/04/2023719.htm"><P class="first">A new study has raised concerns about the long-term impact of television watching on children's attention spans.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/04/2023719.htm"><P>Researchers from the University of Otago in New Zealand studied 1,000 children.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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