Readability of spine-related patient education materials from subspecialty organization and spine practitioner websites

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 25, 2009, Pages 2826-2831

  Vives, Michael ^a   Young, Lyle ^a   Sabharwal, Sanjeev ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient education; Readability; Spinal disorders; Spine websites

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLESCH KINCAID GRADE FORMULA; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLICATION; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE; SPINE SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; NEUROSURGERY; NORTH AMERICA; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SOFTWARE; SPINE;

EID: 74249106449     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b4bb0c     Document Type: Article

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