| Descriptor English: | Sick Leave |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Ausencia por Enfermedad |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Licença Médica |
| Descriptor French: | Congé maladie |
| Entry term(s): |
Day, Illness Day, Sick Days, Illness Days, Sick Disability Leave Disability Leaves Illness Day Illness Days Leave, Disability Leave, Sick Leaves, Disability Sick Day Sick Days |
| Tree number(s): |
N01.824.417.700.662 N04.452.677.800.662 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018582 |
| Scope note: | An absence from work permitted because of illness or the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay employees who are sick. (Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1981) |
| Annotation: | permitted absence for sickness, often paid leave |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence SN statistics & numerical data TD trends |
| Previous Indexing: |
Absenteeism (1966-1994) |
| Public MeSH Note: | 95 |
| History Note: | 95 |
| DeCS ID: | 32027 |
| Unique ID: | D018582 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1995/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1994/06/01 |
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Sick Leave
- Preferred
Disability Leave
- Broader
Sick Days
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0027855 |
| Scope note | An absence from work permitted because of illness or the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay employees who are sick. (Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1981) |
| Preferred term | Sick Leave |
| Entry term(s) |
Leave, Sick |
| Concept UI |
M0027853 |
| Preferred term | Disability Leave |
| Entry term(s) |
Disability Leaves Leave, Disability Leaves, Disability |
| Concept UI |
M0027854 |
| Preferred term | Sick Days |
| Entry term(s) |
Day, Illness Day, Sick Days, Illness Days, Sick Illness Day Illness Days Sick Day |
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