The collection of health data from the elderly in primary care using a postal questionnaire.
Standardised information on patients in a general practice, suitable for preventive, case-finding or epidemiological study is rarely available. This paper describes a simple postal questionnaire method of obtaining information cheaply and accurately for the development of a practice basic records system.
University of Wales College of Medicine, Research Team for the Care of the Elderly, St. David's Hospital, Cardiff, UK.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011177:Postal Service; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires