Sick Leave. Day, Illness . Day, Sick . Days, Illness . Days, Sick . Disability Leaves . Illness Day . Leave, Disability . Leave, Sick . Leaves, Disability . Sick Day . Disability Leave . Illness Days . Sick Days . 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) . 1.00
Disease. Diseases . Illness . Disease Concept Evolution . A definite pathologic process with a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. It may affect the whole body or any of its parts, and its etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown. . 0.73
Cost of Illness. Cost of Disease . Cost of Sickness . Costs of Disease . Disease Cost . Economic Burden of Disease . Sickness Cost . Cost, Disease . Costs, Disease . Costs, Sickness . Illness Burden . Illness Burdens . Illness Cost . Illness Costs . Sickness Costs . Burden of Illness . Burden of Disease . Burden of Diseases . Disease Costs . The personal cost of disease which may be economic, social, or psychological. The cost of illness may be reflected in absenteeism, productivity, response to treatment, peace of mind, or QUALITY OF LIFE. It differs from HEALTH CARE COSTS, the societal cost of providing services related to the delivery of health care. . 0.56
Chronic Disease. Chronically Ill . Chronic Diseases . Chronic Illnesses . Disease, Chronic . Diseases, Chronic . Illness, Chronic . Illnesses, Chronic . Chronic Illness . Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed) . 0.54
