Influence of school closure on the incidence of viral respiratory diseases among children and on health care utilization

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 675-677

  Heymann, Anthony ^a   Chodick, Gabriel ^a   Reichman, Brian ^a   Kokia, Ehud ^a   Laufer, Joseph ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Health care utilization; Influenza; School closure; Viral respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 3142685145     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000128778.54105.06     Document Type: Article

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