Cauda equina syndrome: Assessing the readability and quality of patient information on the internet

Spine

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  O'Neill, Shane Ciaran ^a   Baker, Joseph Frederick ^a   Fitzgerald, Conall ^a   Fleming, Christina ^a   Rowan, Fiachra ^a   Byrne, Damien ^a   Synnott, Keith ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

cauda equina syndrome; DISCERN; Flesch Reading Ease score; Flesch Kincaid grade level; Gunning Fog Index; HON code; Internet; JAMA; patient information; quality; readability

Indexed keywords

CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FLESCH KINCAID GRADE; FLESCH READING EASE SCORE; GUNNING FOG INDEX; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REVIEW; SEARCH ENGINE; SOCIAL MEDIA; THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SCORE; WRITING; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLYRADICULOPATHY;

COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POLYRADICULOPATHY;

EID: 84899985564     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000282     Document Type: Review

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