Education handouts: Are we wasting our time?

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 176-182

  Brownson, Kenneth ^a  

^a Adult Education Resource   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient education; Patient literacy; Poor reading skills

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING; REVIEW; STANDARD; TEACHING;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 0032110715     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-199807000-00002     Document Type: Article

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