Readability analysis of internet-based patient information regarding skull base tumors

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 573-580

  Misra, Poonam ^a   Kasabwala, Khushabu ^a   Agarwal, Nitin ^b   Eloy, Jean Anderson ^a,b   Liu, James K ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Internet based patient education material; Patient education; Patient education materials; Readability; Skull base tumors

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT EDUCATION; READABILITY ANALYSIS; SKULL BASE TUMOR;

COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84866025740     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-0930-4     Document Type: Article

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