Children's experiences of school toilets present a risk to their physical and psychological health

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-53

  Vernon, Sue ^a   Lundblad, B ^b   Hellstrom, A L ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bladder dysfunction; Bullying; Children; School toilets; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HYGIENE; STANDARDIZATION; STUDENT; SWEDEN; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; PRIVACY; SCHOOLS; SWEDEN; TOILET FACILITIES;

EID: 0037243128     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2003.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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