title: Absenteeism--a financial bottleneck and a resource drain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Administration, A.I.I.M.S., New Delhi.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sarma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalra
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D003625:Data Collection; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018582:Sick Leave; D000078329:Workforce