Cost-benefit study of school nursing services

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 642-648

  Wang, Li Yan ^a   Vernon Smiley, Mary ^a   Gapinski, Mary Ann ^b   Desisto, Marie ^c   Maughan, Erin ^d   Sheetz, Anne ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Waltham Public School   (United States)

^d National Association of School Nurses   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL NURSING; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84904183313     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.5441     Document Type: Article

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