Enhancing information acquisition for over-the-counter medications by making better use of container surface space

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-48

  Wogalter, Michael S ^a   Magurno, Amy Barlow ^a   Dietrich, David A ^a   Scott, Kevin L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR BLINDNESS; CONTAINER; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESBYOPIA; READING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLOR; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0032928973     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/036107399244129     Document Type: Article

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