Patients' misunderstanding of common orthopaedic terminology: The need for clarity

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 401-404

  Bagley, C H M ^a   Hunter, A R ^a   Bacarese Hamilton, I A ^a  

^a WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Health literacy; Orthopaedics; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIGAMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NOMENCLATURE; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TENDON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TENDONS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960163536     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588411X580179     Document Type: Article

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