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Written information given to patients and families by palliative care units: a national survey.

Abstract

A national survey of written information given to patients and their families by pallative 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.

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Year: 2000 PMID： 10832835 DOI： 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02272-8

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN： 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321

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Written information given to patients and families by palliative care units: a national survey.

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