Readability level of patient information leaflets for older people

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-142

  Cronin, M ^a   O'Hanlon, S ^a   O'Connor, M ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Literacy; Older people; Patient education; Patient information leaflets; Readability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; IRELAND; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLICATION; READING; WRITING;

AGED; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 79954433448     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-010-0624-x     Document Type: Article

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