Tracing Patients with Myocardial Infarction for a 10-Year Follow-up Study

Tracing Patients with Myocardial Infarction for a 10-Year Follow-up Study

Failure to obtain follow-up data on study patients is a common source of bias in cohort studies. The objectives of this study were (a) to describe the methods used for locating 258 patients 10 years after their entry into a study and (b) to provide guidelines for investigators embarking on planned f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nursing research (New York) 1996-11, Vol.45 (6), p.341-344
1. Verfasser: Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Follow-Up Studies
Followup studies
Humans
Methodology
Myocardial Infarction
Nursing
Patients
Tracing
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Zusammenfassung:Failure to obtain follow-up data on study patients is a common source of bias in cohort studies. The objectives of this study were (a) to describe the methods used for locating 258 patients 10 years after their entry into a study and (b) to provide guidelines for investigators embarking on planned follow-up.
ISSN:0029-6562
1538-9847
DOI:10.1097/00006199-199611000-00007