Open AccessMorbidity pattern and personal hygiene in children among private primary school in urban area: Are the trends changing?
Author(s) -
Mayavati S Mhaske,
Deepak S Khismatrao,
Kevin Fernandez,
Harshal T Pandve,
Ritesh Kundap
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.120753
Subject(s) - medicine , personal hygiene , hygiene , environmental health , test (biology) , oral hygiene , pediatrics , demography , family medicine , dentistry , paleontology , pathology , biology , sociology
School health is an important intervention as a great deal of research tells us that schools can have a major effect on children's health, by teaching them about health and promoting healthy behaviors.