Infection prevention at day-care centres: Feasibility and possible effects of intervention

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-49

  Hedin, Katarina ^a,b,d   Petersson, Christer ^a   Cars, Håkan ^c   Beckman, Anders ^b   Håkansson, Anders ^b  

^a R and D Kronoberg County Council   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Teleborg Health Centre Växjö   (Sweden)

^d Box 1223   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Day care centre; Intervention; Parents; Pre school children; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; GUIDELINES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 32344449091     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430500240744     Document Type: Article

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