Language, literacy, and communication regarding medication in an anticoagulation clinic: A comparison of verbal vs. visual assessment

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 651-664

  Schillinger, Dean ^a,b   Wang, Frances ^a   Palacios, Jorge ^a   Rodriguez, Maytrella ^a   Machtinger, Edward L ^a   Bindman, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

COMPREHENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE;

ANTICOAGULANTS; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; EVALUATION STUDIES; LANGUAGE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; WARFARIN;

EID: 33750520939     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730600934500     Document Type: Conference Paper

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