Evaluation of online consumer medication information

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 202-207

  Kim, Karissa Y ^a   Metzger, Anne ^a   Wigle, Patricia R ^a   Choe, Pearl J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Information; Internet; Medication; Readability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DRUG INFORMATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEM;

COMPREHENSION; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 79956276027     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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