CAEP Position Statement – Sick notes for minor illness
| Autor: | Jesse T.T. McLaren, Hasan Sheikh, Kate Hayman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Position statement
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| Zdroj: | CJEM. 22:475-476 |
| ISSN: | 1481-8043 1481-8035 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/cem.2020.53 |
| Popis: | Employer- and school-mandated verification of minor illness leads patients to use healthcare resources solely to obtain a “sick note.” This puts unnecessary strain on the patient and the emergency department (ED), and threatens to spread communicable diseases in our community. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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