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TMC Medical Minutes: Sick kids: Stay at home or back to school?

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Updated: Mon 3:13 PM, Sep 29, 2008

For parents of school age children, sneezes and sniffles are pretty common. But how do you know when you need to send your child to school and when they need to stay at home and rest. Pediatrician Dr. Lanna McClain joins us with a guide.


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