Survey of general practice records.
A study of a sample of records from eight general practices showed that 10% of patients' ages were not recorded, that 99% of males had no indication of their marital state, and 60% did not have an occupation recorded. In recording of disease episodes a diagnosis was recorded in a little over half of the episodes and was the only recorded item in 10% of records. The recording of the therapeutic agent used was the most frequently recorded item, occurring in 70% of episodes, but the amount prescribed was recorded in only one-quarter of the episodes and the dosage in less than one-fifth. Less than half of the episodes had any symptoms recorded and only one-third had a physical sign recorded.
D000367:Age Factors; D003933:Diagnosis; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004358:Drug Therapy; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008499:Medical Records; D009790:Occupations; D012737:Sex Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic