Suitability and readability assessment of printed educational materials on hypertension

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 333-343

  Lee, Tae Wha ^a   Kang, Soo Jin ^a   Kim, Hye Hyun ^b   Woo, So Ra ^c   Kim, Sinhye ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Armed Forces Nursing Academy   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Pamphlets; Teaching materials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; READING; STANDARD; TEACHING;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; READING; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 79961151133     PISSN: 20053673     EISSN: 20937482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4040/jkan.2011.41.3.333     Document Type: Article

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