Analysis of comprehensibility of patient information regarding complex craniofacial conditions

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1179-1182

  Patel, Priti P ^a   Hoppe, Ian C ^a   Ahuja, Naveen K ^a   Ciminello, Frank S ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniofacial abnormalities; numerical data; patient education; plastic surgery; surgery

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LINGUISTICS; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW;

COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; VOCABULARY;

EID: 80051518630     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31821c00e4     Document Type: Review

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