The readability and suitability of sexual health promotion leaflets

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 284-286

  Corcoran, Nova ^a   Ahmad, Fatuma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Leaflets; Readability; Sexual health; Suitability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; LEARNING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH LEAFLET; SUITABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WRITING; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; STANDARDS; TEACHING;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PAMPHLETS; READING; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 84959563129     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.09.003     Document Type: Article

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