Address card for obtaining accurate addresses of clinic patients

Krishnaswami, K V and Satagopan, M C and Somasundaram, P R and Tripathy, S P and Radhakrishna, S and Fox, Wallace (1979) Address card for obtaining accurate addresses of clinic patients. British Medical Journal, 1 (6156). p. 89. ISSN 1756-1833

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Abstract

In developing countries sufficient attention is nor usually paid to recording complete and accurate addresses of clinic patients, since active follow-up is rare. A major problem also in routine tuberculosis treatment is the very high rare of drop-out,1 2 much of it in the first three months. When a patient fails to attend a clinic on a due dare in India it is the national policy to send a reminder postcard, a measure which can be successful only if the patient’s address is recorded accurately. We report on the accuracy of addresses obtained with an “address card,” a new approach.

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URI:	http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/136

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