What did the doctor say? Health literacy and recall of medical instructions

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 277-282

  McCarthy, Danielle M ^a   Waite, Katherine R ^b   Curtis, Laura M ^b   Engel, Kirsten G ^a   Baker, David W ^c   Wolf, Michael S ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Health Literacy and Learning Program   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

comprehension; doctor patient communication; health literacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERBAL MEMORY; WOUND CARE;

AGED; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84858683629     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318241e8e1     Document Type: Article

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