A prospective study of absence for illness and injury in childcare children

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 487-494

  Slack Smith, L M ^a,b   Read, A W ^b   Stanley, F J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absence; Care type; Childcare; Illness; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK ROLE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036850981     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2002.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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