title: School nursing. Profile of five-year-olds in six primary schools.
abstract: The health of 295 five-year-olds was screened by a school nurse at six primary schools in a socially deprived area of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, between September 1991 and August 1992. 64% of children were reported by their parents to have a medical condition, mainly asthma and other chest-related conditions (40%), ENT problems (32%) and eczema (19%). The poor health of children identified in this report highlighted the need to strengthen the school nursing service, and improvements are now under way.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Farrell
mesh_terms: D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003467:Cultural Deprivation; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009017:Morbidity; D012573:School Nursing