Use of eyeglasses among children in elementary school: Perceptions, behaviors, and interventions discussed by parents, school nurses, and teachers during focus groups

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 324-331

  Kodjebacheva, Gergana Damianova ^a,b   Maliski, Sally ^c   Coleman, Anne L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c BryanLGH College of Health Sciences   (United States)

^d JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eyeglasses; Focus groups; Health promotion; Prevention research; Schools

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ANCESTRY GROUP; BULLYING; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL TEACHER; SPECTACLES; VISION DISORDERS;

ACHIEVEMENT; BULLYING; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; SCHOOL NURSING; SCHOOL TEACHERS; SCHOOLS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84929319900     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: 21686602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.120315-QUAL-140     Document Type: Article

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