"Sick Leave" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
| Descriptor ID |
D018582
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N01.824.417.700.662 N04.452.677.800.662
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| Concept/Terms |
Disability Leave- Disability Leave
- Disability Leaves
- Leave, Disability
- Leaves, Disability
Sick Days- Sick Days
- Day, Sick
- Days, Sick
- Sick Day
- Illness Days
- Day, Illness
- Days, Illness
- Illness Day
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sick Leave" by people in Profiles.
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Managing 'sick days' in patients with chronic conditions: An exploration of patient and healthcare provider experiences. Health Expect. 2023 08; 26(4):1746-1756.
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Consensus Recommendations for Sick Day Medication Guidance for People With Diabetes, Kidney, or Cardiovascular Disease: A Modified Delphi Process. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023 05; 81(5):564-574.
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The Performance and Trajectory of Medical Students With Disabilities: Results From the Pathways Project. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11S):S209-S210.
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High Amounts of SARS-CoV-2 Precede Sickness Among Asymptomatic Health Care Workers. J Infect Dis. 2021 07 02; 224(1):14-20.
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Paid Leave and Access to Telework as Work Attendance Determinants during Acute Respiratory Illness, United States, 2017-2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 01; 26(1).
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Parental Leave, Lactation, and Childcare Policies at Top US Schools of Public Health. Am J Public Health. 2019 05; 109(5):722-728.
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Utilization of the Family and Medical Leave Act in Radiology Practices According to the 2016 ACR Commission on Human Resources Workforce Survey. J Am Coll Radiol. 2016 Dec; 13(12 Pt A):1440-1446.
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Economic Costs and Benefits of a Community-Based Lymphedema Management Program for Lymphatic Filariasis in Odisha State, India. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Oct 05; 95(4):877-884.
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Cross-national comparisons of sickness absence systems and statistics: towards common indicators. Eur J Public Health. 2014 Aug; 24(4):663-6.
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The Shell Disability Management Program: a five-year evaluation of the impact on absenteeism and return-on-investment. J Occup Environ Med. 2010 May; 52(5):544-50.