School nurses' role in asthma management, school absenteeism, and cost savings: A demonstration project

Journal of School Health

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 842-850

  Rodriguez, Eunice ^a   Rivera, Diana Austria ^a   Perlroth, Daniella ^a   Becker, Edmund ^b   Wang, Nancy Ewen ^a   Landau, Melinda ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c San Jose Unified School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic disease; Cost savings; School absenteeism; School nurse

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST; COST CONTROL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL ABSENTEEISM; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST SAVINGS; SCHOOL ABSENTEEISM; SCHOOL NURSE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL NURSING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84888044883     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12102     Document Type: Article

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