Readability of published dental educational materials

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 937-942

  Alexander, Roger E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLICATION; TEACHING;

ADULT; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION; SOFTWARE; TEACHING MATERIALS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0034218284     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2000.0312     Document Type: Article

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