Assessing the readability of mental health internet brochures for children and adolescents

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-99

  King, Maia M ^a   Winton, Alan S W ^b   Adkins, Angela D ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Western State Hospital Staunton   (United States)

Author keywords

Center for Mental Health Service; Mental health brochures; Readability; Readability Assessment Instrument (RAIN); Reading grade level

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843141684     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021362210470     Document Type: Article

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