[NIFL-HEALTH:2627] health outcome evidence

From: Mavis Duncanson (mduncanson@wnmeds.ac.nz)
Date: Wed Oct 18 2000 - 18:07:10 EDT


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Dear list memebrs
I wonder if any of you can help Adam (below).  Not exactly a literacy issue
- but I have been searching the archives and found similar questions but so
far no answers.

Mavis

Forwarded message follows.  Reply to "Adam Oliver" <aoliver@ohe.org>


>I was hoping that you may be able to help me. I'm searching the literature
for
>evidence that shows (or does not show) that providing the patient with
>information improves health outcomes (where information can be any
information
>at all - e.g. health promotion material, information on medical
>devices/pharmaceuticals etc.). The disease categories that I'm interested
in are
>coronary heart disease and diabetes.
>
>If anybody knows of any useful references, I'd be very grateful to receive
them.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Adam
>
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Mavis Duncanson
Public Health Physician



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