Tracing patients in rural Africa

Tracing patients in rural Africa

Describes the difficulties of long-term follow-up of patients in Transkei, where there are no street names, no house numbers, and few telephones. Argues that to successfully trace patients in a community like this, it is important to be trusted by local people and maintain a good doctor-patient rela...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 1996-10, Vol.19, p.1083-1084
1. Verfasser: Strang, J I G
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Followup studies
Sick people
Tracing
Transkei
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Zusammenfassung:Describes the difficulties of long-term follow-up of patients in Transkei, where there are no street names, no house numbers, and few telephones. Argues that to successfully trace patients in a community like this, it is important to be trusted by local people and maintain a good doctor-patient relationship. It is also necessary to work like a detective!
ISSN:0140-6736