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absences due to health conditions  

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  • Frequent or excessive health-related school absences result in significant loss in classroom instruction time for youths, social isolation, and, eventually, negative academic outcomes. This entry describes the prevalence of health-related school absences, outlines several interventions that can reduce absenteeism due to health conditions, and discusses the relevance of such interventions to students' health and academics. [Source: Encyclopedia of School Health; Absences Due to Health Conditions: Interventions]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SPCC3HSL-N

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