PIL of the month: A study of best practice in EU patient information leaflets

Journal of Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-120

  Zethsen, Karen Korning ^a   Askehave, Inger ^b  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Best practice; Patient information leaflets; Patient centeredness; User friendliness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873167254     PISSN: 20403658     EISSN: 20403666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/japl.v7i1.97     Document Type: Article

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