title: School nursing services--some current justifications and cost-benefit implications.
abstract: A variety of justifications for maintenance of adequate school nursing services within the school health program, especially in view of current health problems prevalent among school-age children in this nation, is described. In this process, the main emphasis of the article is centered on the cost-benefit implications of school nursing.
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D002648:Child; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D012572:School Health Services / Q000191:economics; D012573:School Nursing