Social and Economic Impacts of School Influenza Outbreaks in England: Survey of Caregivers

Journal of School Health

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 209-216

  Thorrington, Dominic ^a   Balasegaram, Sooria ^b   Cleary, Paul ^b   Hay, Catherine ^b   Eames, Ken ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child and adolescent health; communicable diseases; health policy; primary care; school health services; statistics

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL; UTILIZATION;

CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85010953720     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12484     Document Type: Article

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