Self-certification for brief spells of sickness absence.
An arrangement is described for manual workers of an oil refinery to certify their own short spells of sickness absence instead of obtaining a medical certificate. No serious abuse has been found, and these spells of absence are more evenly spread throughout the week than those certified by a doctor. This system can help to reduce both the work-load of practitioners and the lost time in industry.
D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D005194:Family Practice; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D010507:Periodicity; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D013222:State Medicine