Creating written patient education materials

Chest

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1038-1040

  Ivnik, Marie ^a   Jett, Maureen Y ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Patient education; Written patient education

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 42149106812     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-3040     Document Type: Article

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