Paid leave and access to telework as work attendance determinants during acute respiratory illness, United States, 2017-2018

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 26-33

  Ahmed, Faruque ^a   Kim, Sara ^a   Nowalk, Mary Patricia ^b   King, Jennifer P ^c   VanWormer, Jeffrey J ^c   Gaglani, Manjusha ^d   Zimmerman, Richard K ^b   Bear, Todd ^b   Jackson, Michael L ^e   Jackson, Lisa A ^e   Martin, Emily ^f   Cheng, Caroline ^f   Flannery, Brendan ^a   Chung, Jessie R ^a   Uzicanin, Amra ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; ALLELE SPECIFIC REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE SMEAR; PAID LEAVE; PATIENT CARE; REAL TIME REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPONSIBILITY; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; TELECOMMUNICATION; THROAT CULTURE; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; MEDICAL LEAVE; PRESENTEEISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TELECOMMUTING; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESENTEEISM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SICK LEAVE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEWORKING; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85076951748     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2601.190743     Document Type: Article

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