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Teenage pain often dismissed as 'growing pains', but it can impact their lives

  • Written by Christopher Williams, Research Fellow at Hunter Medical Research Institute, Hunter New England Local Health District, University of Newcastle
imageBetween a third and half of all adolescents aged 13 and over report back pain about every month or more often.from www.shutterstock.com.au

This is part of our series on kids' health. Read the other articles in our series here.

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