@article{071220bc82d2421f89392af2d934aeb9,
title = "Chronic School Absenteeism of Children with Chronic Kidney Disease",
abstract = "We evaluated the frequency of chronic school absenteeism (≥18 missed school days per year) among children with mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease. Chronic absenteeism was present in 17.3% of children with chronic kidney disease, compared with 2.7% of children in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.",
keywords = "academic achievement, attendance, chronic illness",
author = "Richardson, {Kelsey L.} and Weiss, {Noel S.} and Susan Halbach",
note = "Funding Information: The Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Cohort Study (CKiD) was conducted by the CKiD Investigators and supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The data from the CKiD study reported here were supplied by the NIDDK Central Repositories. This manuscript does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the CKiD study, the NIDDK Central Repositories, or the NIDDK. Funding Information: The Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Cohort Study (CKiD) was conducted by the CKiD Investigators and supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) , with additional funding from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development , and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ( U01-DK-66143 , U01-DK-66174 , U01DK-082194 , U01-DK-66116 ). K.R. received research support from the National Institutes of Health (T32 DK007662 ). The other authors declare no conflicts of interest. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Elsevier Inc.",
year = "2018",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.03.031",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "199",
pages = "267--271",
journal = "Journal of Pediatrics",
issn = "0022-3476",
publisher = "Mosby Inc.",
}