Literacy: A problem that managers must handle

Hospital Materiel Management Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-47

  Brownson, Kenneth ^a  

^a Adult Education Resource   (United States)

Author keywords

Fry formula; Illiteracy; Reading skills; REALM; SMOG; WRAT

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; EMPLOYEE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MANAGER; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; READING; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; READING; TEACHING MATERIALS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031871592     PISSN: 01922262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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