The readability of HIV/AIDS education materials

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 214-224

  Singh, Judy ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING; RELIABILITY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033944133     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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