title: [How to draft and correctly manage a medical certificate].
abstract: In Belgium, the "Conseil de l'Ordre des Médecins", responsible for the the respect of ethical and professional rules receive many complaints about drafting and managing of medical certificates; the author describes the basic regulations.
authors.affiliation: Maître de Stage en Médecine Générale, CUMG-ULB.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marin
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence