Health literacy and ophthalmic patient education

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 454-459

  Muir, Kelly W ^a   Lee, Paul P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Literacy; Ophthalmic patient educational material

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EYE DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; READING; SKILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955330514     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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