LeaAnne DeRigne, Florida Atlantic University (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

LeaAnne DeRigne, Florida Atlantic University

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LeaAnne DeRigne, Ph.D., lead author and an associate professor at FAU, and collaborators found that workers who lack paid sick leave were significantly less likely to have received preventive health care screenings in the last 12 months, even among those previously told that they have a condition such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease that places them at higher medical risk.

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