Can risk factors for infectious illnesses in children at day care centres be identified?

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-156

  Gudnason, Thorolfur ^a   Hrafnkelsson, Birgir ^b   Laxdal, Brynja ^a   Kristinsson, Karl G ^c  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b University of ISL   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Children; Day care centres; Infections; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DAY CARE; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUMMER; WINTER;

AGING; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856083078     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2011.599331     Document Type: Article

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