Readability and content of patient education material related to implantable cardioverter defibrillators

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 495-504

  Strachan, Patricia H ^a   De Laat, Sonya ^a   Carroll, Sandra L ^a   Schwartz, Lisa ^a   Vaandering, Katie ^a   Toor, Gurjit K ^a   Arthur, Heather M ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

decision making; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; patient education; primary prevention; readability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION;

AGED; COMPREHENSION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 84867843300     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e31822ad3dd     Document Type: Article

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