Address card for obtaining accurate addresses of clinic patients.

Krishnaswami, K.V.; Satagopan, M.C.; Somasundaram, P.R.; Tripathy, S.P.; Radhakrishna, S.; Wallace Fox.

British Medical Journal; 1979; 1; 89.

In developing countries sufficient attention is not usually paid to receiving complete and accurate addresses of clinic patients, since active follow-up is rare. A major problem also in routine tuberculosis treatment the very high rate of drop-out, much of it in the first three months. When a patient fails to attend a clinic on a due date in India. It is the rational policy to send a remainder 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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