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How readable are the hospital information leaflets available to elderly patients?
Author(s)Timothy Petterson
Journal titleAge and Ageing, vol 23, no 1, January 1994
Pagespp 14-16
KeywordsInformation services ; Publications ; Patients.
AnnotationA comparison between hospital information leaflets and outside publications in terms of clarity of language, layout, style of print and use of illustrations. Only 12 (17%) of the leaflets assessed for readability met the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) recommendations on size of typeface. Many were also likely to be incomprehensible, particularly to older patients. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-940221005 A
ClassmarkUV: UE: LF

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