Health literacy assessment of labeling of pediatric nonprescription medications: Examination of characteristics that may impair parent understanding

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 288-296

  Yin, H Shonna ^a   Parker, Ruth M ^b   Wolf, Michael S ^c   Mendelsohn, Alan L ^a   Sanders, Lee M ^d   Vivar, Karina L ^a   Carney, Kerrilynn ^a   Cerra, Maria E ^a   Dreyer, Benard P ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

child safety; drug labeling; health literacy; medication errors; nonprescription drugs

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD SAFETY; COMPREHENSION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG PACKAGING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; LIQUID; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; DRUG LABELING; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICATION ERRORS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PARENTS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84863983141     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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