title: Tracing lost research participants.
abstract: This paper discusses search strategies that were used to locate research participants with whom researchers had lost contact during a 13 year longitudinal study. The information that proved to be most useful in tracing 'lost' participants was a record of correct names and next of kin. The most cost effective method of re-establishing contact was via the telephone.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Donohue
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010352:Patient Dropouts