Written education materials for stroke patients and their carers: Perspectives and practices of health professionals

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 88-97

  Hoffmann, Tammy ^a   McKenna, Kryss ^a   Herd, Christopher ^a   Wearing, Stewart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health professional; Patient education; Stroke; Written education materials; Written information

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; STROKE PATIENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 33847645104     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1401-88     Document Type: Review

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