Are we effectively informing patients? A quantitative analysis of on-line patient education resources from the American Society of Neuroradiology

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1270-1275

  Hansberry, D R ^a   Agarwal, N ^a   Gonzales, S F ^a   Baker, S R ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD SAFETY; COLEMAN LIAU INDEX; COLLEGE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCUSSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FLESCH KINCAID GRADE LEVEL; FLESCH READING EASE; FORCAST FORMULA; FRY GRAPH; GRADUATE; GUNNING FOG INDEX; HEADACHE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEASURE OF GOBBLEDYGOOK; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICINE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOGRAPHY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEW DALE CHALL; NEW FOG COUNT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAYGOR READING ESTIMATE; READING; SINUSITIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL MEDIA; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; NEUROSURGERY; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904988743     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3854     Document Type: Article

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