Readability of patient education materials: Implications for clinical practice

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 139-143

  Albright, Judith ^a   De Guzman, Carol ^a   Acebo, Patrick ^a   Paiva, Dorothy ^a   Faulkner, Mary ^a   Swanson, Janice ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING; REVIEW; STANDARD; TEACHING;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 0030209692     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0897-1897(96)80254-0     Document Type: Article

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