Readability assessment of internet-based patient education materials related to acoustic neuromas

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1349-1354

  Cherla, Deepa V ^a   Sanghvi, Saurin ^a   Choudhry, Osamah J ^a   Jyung, Robert W ^a,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

Acoustic neuromas; Patient education materials; Readability

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEUROMA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE;

ATTENTION; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; READING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883447102     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31829530e5     Document Type: Article

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