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The design of a case register for tuberculosis: A pilot study in the south-western Cape


J Dick
S.M. Youngleson

Abstract

The development and piloting of a tuberculosis register that aims at providing a single source of information for the surveillance of tuberculosis and the measures for its control are discussed. Old-fashioned punch cards are appropriate in both isolated rural and sophisticated urban settings.

The card system proved an effective and efficient clinic based epidemiological tool but its implementation on a broad scale depends on the rationalisation of current administrative procedures.


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eISSN: 2078-5135
print ISSN: 0256-9574