Patient education for diverse populations

Rheumatology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1321-1322

  Adebajo, A ^a   Blenkiron, L ^b   Dieppe, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYSLEXIA; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAPE RECORDER;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 8344285110     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh327     Document Type: Editorial

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