Database: NIJZ Sick Leave (Slovenia)

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Sponsor, manager or home institution: Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje.

Primary purpose: To monitor and analyze the causes and other characteristics of temporary absenteeism.

Type of information: Data dictionary was not found. More metadata information [1].

Available type of information: year; sex; age; diagnosis; Reason for withholding patient population; economic activity; Health regions and statistical regions.

Source of Information: Public and private healthcare providers at the primary level (outpatient clinics of selected - personal physicians) report to the regional units of the NIJZ.

Data level: patient level.

Available data level: national level.

Number of Records: unknown.

Date Range: 1983 onwards. The available date range is 2000 onwards.

Cancer Areas of Interest: neoplasms (C00-D48).

Data access: partially publicly available [2] under "Health status of the population" > "Sick Leave". Instructions to request data for restricted content [3].

Contact information: Information [4].