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Sick Leave MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sick Leave
Tree Number(s)
N01.824.417.700.662
N04.452.677.800.662
Unique ID
D018582
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018582
Annotation
permitted absence for sickness, often paid leave
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)
Entry Term(s)
Disability Leave
Illness Days
Sick Days
Previous Indexing
Absenteeism (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/06/01
Revision Date
1999/01/01
Sick Leave Preferred
Disability Leave Broader
Sick Days Narrower
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