<P> A medical certificate or doctor's certificate is a written statement from a physician or other medically qualified health care provider which attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient . It can serve as a "sick note" (documentation that an employee is unfit for work) or evidence of a health condition . </P> <P> An aegrotat (/ ˈiːɡroʊtæt /; from Latin aegrotat, meaning' he / she is ill') or sick note is a type of medical certificate excusing a student's absence from school for reasons of illness . </P>

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