Readability and content of postoperative tonsillectomy instructions given to patients in Scotland

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-152

  Clement, W A ^a,c   Wales, Y ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical governance; Medical informatics; Pamphlets; Patient information; Readability; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SAFETY; STANDARD; TONSILLECTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SCOTLAND; TERMINOLOGY; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 2042535364     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-7772.2004.00757.x     Document Type: Article

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