Frequent visitors to the school nurse at two middle schools

Journal of School Health

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 387-389

  Sweeney, James F ^a   Sweeney, Dorothy D ^b  

^a Bridgewater Raynham Regl Sch Dist   (United States)

^b Bristol Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; OFFICE VISITS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL NURSING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0034323938     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2000.tb07282.x     Document Type: Article

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