Assessing the potential influence of asthma on student attendance/absence in public elementary schools

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 465-472

  Shendell, Derek G ^a   Alexander, Melannie S ^b   Sanders, Danna L ^b   Jewett, Amy ^b   Yang, Jianhua ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absence; Attendance; Child and adolescent health; Public health; School health services; Truancy

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIAGNOSIS; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLANNING; RACE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RESEARCH; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; MALE; RISK; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77953347189     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770901003734298     Document Type: Article

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