Simplification of Emergency Department Discharge Instructions Improves Patient Comprehension
Annals of Emergency MedicinePublished 1 October 1995
Bani Jolly, James Scott, Sandra M Sanford
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Simplified written materials may help patients who do not understand current standard materials and health care providers should simplify written materials to make them understandable to the greatest number of patients.
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Simplified written materials may help patients who do not understand current standard materials. Health care providers should simplify written materials to make them understandable to the greatest number of patients.
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