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. 1990 Jan;80(1):85–87. doi: 10.2105/ajph.80.1.85

Results of an intervention to improve compliance with referrals for evaluation of suspected malignancies at neighborhood public health centers.

C Manfredi 1, L Lacey 1, R Warnecke 1
PMCID: PMC1404552  PMID: 2293812

Abstract

A study was conducted at Neighborhood Health Centers to evaluate procedures to improve compliance with referrals of patient at risk for cancer. Intervention consisted of a standardized communication from the exit nurse, a patient form to be returned after compliance, and one written and one telephone reminder as needed. Compliance was 68.2 percent in a control group and 89.0 percent among patients who received the experimental intervention, a significant increase of 20.8 percent (95% CI: 12.5, 29.1).

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