Quantifying age-related differences in information processing behaviors when viewing prescription drug labels

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Sundar, Raghav Prashant ^a   Becker, Mark W ^b   Bello, Nora M ^c   Bix, Laura ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG SAFETY; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRESCRIPTION WARNING LABEL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DRUG LABELING; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862261189     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038819     Document Type: Article

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