Improving patient education for patients with low literacy skills

American Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 205-211

  Mayeaux Jr , E J ^a   Murphy, Peggy W ^a   Arnold, Connie ^a   Davis, Terry C ^a   Jackson, Robert H ^a   Sentell, Tetine ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INFORMATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING;

AGED; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0030034187     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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