Medical certificate

This article is about documentation relating to a medical examination. For certification to perform medical procedures, see medical credentials. For the television series, see Sick Note (TV series).

A medical certificate or doctor's certificate[1][2] is a written statement from a physician or another medically qualified health care provider which attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient.[3] It can serve as a sick note (UK: fit note) (documentation that an employee is unfit for work) or evidence of a health condition.[4]

An aegrotat (/ˈiːɡroʊtæt/; from Latin aegrotat 'he/she is ill')[5] or 'sick note' is a type of medical certificate excusing a student's absence from school for reasons of illness.

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  2. ^ "Doctor's certificate questioned after MP skips parliament". Medical Observer. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  3. ^ S. Ashtekar (1 January 2001). Health and Healing: A Manual of Primary Health Care. Orient Blackswan. pp. 576–. ISBN 978-81-250-1624-3. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Medical certificates". Workplaceinfo.com.au. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  5. ^ Mohammad, Hassan (2016). Shail Medical and Maitarniti Centre. Daira Dubai.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)