Typeface legibility of patient information leaflets intended for community-dwelling seniors

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 441-447

  Chubaty, Adriana ^a   Sadowski, Cheryl A ^b   Carrie, Anita G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN AGENCY FOR DRUGS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Elderly; Geriatric; Leaflets; Seniors; Vision

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRITTEN LANGUAGE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACIES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 67649422717     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp065     Document Type: Article

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