Comparative intervention study among Danish daycare children: The effect on illness of time spent outdoors

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 439-443

  Mygind, Ole ^a   Søe, Anne Lise ^a   Rønne, Tove ^b   Wachmann, Carsten Henrik ^b  

^a Medical Office of Health   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

contagious diseases; daycare centres; intervention study; outdoor time; respiratory diseases

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; DENMARK; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TYPES OF STUDY; CHILD CARE; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS;

EID: 2542483993     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940310005349     Document Type: Article

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