Patient Education and Health Literacy

Perioperative Nursing Clinics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-139

  Zulick, Katherine M ^a   Zulick, P Alan ^b   Rothrock, Jane C ^c  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania Bar Association   (United States)

^c Delaware County Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; English proficiency; Health literacy; Language; Patient education

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449133260     PISSN: 15567931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpen.2009.02.001     Document Type: Review

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