Recording Family and Social History

Overview

Journal J R Coll Gen Pract

Specialty Public Health

Date 1977 Sep 1

PMID 616839

Citations 4

Authors

L I Zander

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Abstract

A diagrammatic method of recording family and social history using a family tree is described. Its advantages are identified and details of the way it has been introduced into the records in one general practice are given.

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