Effectiveness of Printed Patient Educational Materials in Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials

Journal of Managed Pharmaceutical Care

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-62

  Morrison, Alan ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Hypertension; Meta analysis; Patient education; Patient outcomes; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0346905497     PISSN: 15349713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J234v01n01_07     Document Type: Review

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