Asthma-related school absenteeism, morbidity, and modifiable factors

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 23-32

  Hsu, Joy ^a,b   Qin, Xiaoting ^b   Beavers, Suzanne F ^b   Mirabelli, Maria C ^b  

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

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHILD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; ABSENTEEISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84957922893     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.12.012     Document Type: Article

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