Prescribing Information Therapy: Opportunity for Improved Physician-Patient Communication and Patient Health Literacy

Journal of Primary Care and Community Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-10

  Chesser, Amy K ^a   Woods, Nicole C Keene ^a   Davis, Aaron A ^a   Bowers, Caleb J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

clinician patient communication; information therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908264083     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131911414712     Document Type: Article

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