Audit of literacy of medical patients in north Glasgow

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 21-24

  Dani, K A ^a   Stobo, D B ^a   Capell, H A ^a   Madhok, Rajan ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRESCRIPTION; READING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34347248464     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmsmj.52.2.21     Document Type: Article

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