Assessment of readability and learning of easy-to-read educational health materials designed and written with the help of citizens by means of two non-alternative methods

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-132

  Daghio, M Monica ^a,b   Fattori, Giuseppe ^a,b   Ciardullo, Anna V ^b  

^a Local Health Unit   (Italy)

^b Local Health Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumer; Education; Health literacy; Learning; Readability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 33744465003     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-005-7852-2     Document Type: Article

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