A focus on the usability of health education materials

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-276

  Kools, Marieke ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; EDITORIAL; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

COGNITIVE SCIENCE; COMPREHENSION; GUIDELINES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; PAMPHLETS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 33846933713     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2006.12.014     Document Type: Editorial

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