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Annotation:This 56-page document reviews existing survey data on health care worker absenteeism and studies of disasters to glean lessons about the needs of health care workers during disasters, especially biological terrorism or epidemic events. Expected rates of absenteeism and individual determinants of absenteeism are presented, along with recommendations of steps that hospitals, emergency medical services organizations, public health organizations, and government agencies can take to meet the needs of health care workers and minimize absenteeism during a biological event....[See more] [See less]