A retrospective audit of family history records in short-stay medical admissions.

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03701.x

Back to search

Article

A retrospective audit of family history records in short-stay medical admissions.

The Medical journal of Australia - 21 Jun 2010

Langlands Andrew R, Prentice David A, Ravine David

Abstract excerpt

OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively review the frequency and adequacy of family histories recorded from patients admitted to a short-stay medical unit in a tertiary teaching hospital. DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS: A formal audit of the medical records of 300 randomly selected patients who were admitted to the Royal Perth Hospital short-stay medical unit between July and December 2007. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Proportion...

Read the complete abstract on PubMed

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

Share to Aged, 80 and over

Share to Family Health

Share to Medical History Taking

Share to Pedigree

Share to Young Adult

Related research

Semantic proximity does not establish scientific evidence.

Click a neighbor to travelStep 1 · 8 closest

A retrospective audit of family history records in short-stay medical admissions.PMID 20565344Read

Obtaining the family history for common, multifactorial diseases by family physicians. A descriptive systematic review.Semantic proximity Read

Just a family medical history?Semantic proximity Read

Family health history: the case for better tools.Semantic proximity Read

Family history and women with ovarian cancer: is it asked and does it matter?: An observational study.Semantic proximity Read

A Natural History Study of Timothy Syndrome.Semantic proximity Read

[What part does patient's family history have in tomorrow's medicine?].Semantic proximity Read

Medical histories.Semantic proximity Read

Family history: Still relevant in the genomics eraSemantic proximity Read