"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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