Preschool children's sickness absenteeism from Norwegian regular and outdoor day care centres: A comparative study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 490-496

  Moen, Kari H ^a   Bakke, Hjørdis K ^a   Bakke, Øyvind ^b   Fors, Egil A ^b  

^a Queen Maud's College of Early Childhood Education   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children; comparative survey; day care centres; outdoor; preschool; sickness absenteeism

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; NORWAY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34748881875     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940701271916     Document Type: Article

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