How to improve the readability of the patient package leaflet: A survey on the use of colour, print size and layout

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 437-443

  Bernardini, Claudia ^a   Ambrogi, Valeria ^a   Fardella, Giuseppe ^a   Perioli, Luana ^a   Grandolini, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colour; Layout; Package leaflet; Print size; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREGNANCY; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0034954480     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.2001.0798     Document Type: Article

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