Consumer language, patient language, and thesauri: A review of the literature

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-144

  Smith, Catherine A ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LIBRARY SCIENCE; LINGUISTICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LIBRARY SCIENCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; VOCABULARY, CONTROLLED;

EID: 79955532812     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.99.2.005     Document Type: Article

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