Duration of day-care attendance and acute respiratory infection

• Main Authors: Fuchs Sandra Costa (Author), Maynart Rita de Cássia (Author), Costa Lenara Ferreira da (Author), Cardozo Adriana (Author), Schierholt Rejane (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Day-care attendance accounts for an increased frequency of acute respiratory infections (ARI), in numbers of both episodes and hospitalizations. In addition to day-care exposure, risk factors include age, siblings, and crowding. The purpose of this study was to investigate a possible association bet...