Reducing absenteeism from gastrointestinal and respiratory illness in elementary school students: A randomized, controlled trial of an infection-control intervention

Pediatrics

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Sandora, Thomas J ^a   Shih, Mei Chiung ^b,c   Goldmann, Donald A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Controlled trial; Disinfection; Hand hygiene; Hand sanitizer; Randomized; School

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISINFECTION; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOROVIRUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 48949097701     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2597     Document Type: Article

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