TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Quickstats: percentage of children and teens aged 5-17 years who missed >10 school days in the past 12 months because of illness or injury, by sex and age - National Health Interview Survey, 2013-2015
JO  - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
SP  - 708
EP  - 708
VL  - 66
IS  - 26
N2  - During 2013-2015, 3.9% of boys and 4.3% of girls missed >10 school days in the past 12 months because of illness or injury. Among children aged 15-17 years, girls were more likely than boys to miss >10 school days (6.8% compared with 3.9%). Among girls, those aged 15-17 years were more likely than girls aged 5-10 years and girls aged 11-14 years to miss >10 school days (6.8% compared with 3.2% and 4.0%, respectively). Among boys, there was no difference by age.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-2195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6626a8
ID  - ref1
ER  -