Readability and patient education materials used for low-income populations

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-40

  Wilson, Meg ^a  

^a University of St Francis   (United States)

Author keywords

Health education; Health literacy; Low income; Readability; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POVERTY; READING; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POVERTY; READING;

EID: 60749130072     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NUR.0000343079.50214.31     Document Type: Article

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