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dc.contributor.authorMaar, S. A.
dc.coverage.spatialZimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia.)en_GB
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-02T11:03:57Z
dc.date.available2014-12-02T11:03:57Z
dc.date.issued1973-07
dc.identifier.citationMaar,Sirje .A. (1973) A Follow-Up Survey Of Out-Patients In A Medical Clinic For Africans At Harare Hospital In Rhodesia, CAJM vol.19,no.7. Harare (formerly Salisbury), Avondale: CAJMen_GB
dc.identifier.issn0008-9176
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/5292
dc.descriptionA CAJM survey of out-patience's failure rate to return for further treatment at the major Zimbabwe(Rhodesia) hospital, Harare Central.en_GB
dc.description.abstractIt was an early impression when commencing work in a medical unit at 'Harare Hospital that a large proportion of patients failed to return to the out-patient clinic on discharge from hospital despite the chronic or serious nature of their disease. An attempt was therefore made to assess the magnitude of the problem, it seeming both of interest and importance to the practicing physician at Harare Hospital to know more, exactly the likelihood of a patient returning for follow-up care, especially where circumstances may force an early discharge due to pressure on beds. These estimations seemed relevant when considering the African patient who usually has no regular private practitioner and relies more heavily on the hospital or clinic. It must also be considered in relation to the costs of modern in-patient care and treatment which may be considered wasted if patients are not followed up. In these oases re-admission may involve further intensive therapy and expenditure which could have been prevented. These thoughts initiated a five months’ survey of return attendances which will be compared to similar problems in other areas.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherCentral African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia)en_GB
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/en_GB
dc.subjectHealthen_GB
dc.subjectPopulationen_GB
dc.titleA Follow-Up Survey Of Out-Patients In A Medical Clinic For Africans At Harare Hospital In Rhodesiaen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Zimbabween_GB


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