Payne, Sheila and Large, Shirley and Jarrett, Nicola and Turner, Pauline (2000) Written information given to patients and families by palliative care units : a national survey. The Lancet, 355 (9217). p. 1792.
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Abstract
A national survey of written information given to patients and their families by palliative care units found that 64% of leaflets could be understood by only an estimated 40% of the British population. Many of the leaflets did not meet basic guidelines on legibility and readability.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | The Lancet |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Departments: | Faculty of Health and Medicine > Health Research |
| ID Code: | 32550 |
| Deposited By: | Mr Richard Ingham |
| Deposited On: | 29 Mar 2010 09:57 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 19 Mar 2013 11:08 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/32550 |
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