Illness among schoolchildren during influenza season: Effect on school absenteeism, parental absenteeism from work, and secondary illness in families

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 986-991

  Neuzil, Kathleen M ^a,b   Hohlbein, Cynthia ^b   Zhu, Yuwei ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

EID: 0036821968     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.156.10.986     Document Type: Article

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