Readability of arthroscopy-related patient education materials from the american academy of orthopaedic surgeons and arthroscopy association of North America Web sites

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1108-1112

  Yi, Paul H ^a   Ganta, Abhishek ^a   Hussein, Khalil I ^a   Frank, Rachel M ^b   Jawa, Andrew ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTHROSCOPY ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FLESCH KINCAID READABILITY TEST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878874025     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.03.003     Document Type: Review

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