[NIFL-HEALTH:3829] RE: Plain language for health care professional

From: Laurie Bercovitz (Lbercovitz@irc-desplaines.org)
Date: Fri Dec 13 2002 - 13:42:37 EST


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Is there more information about the JAMA article referenced.  I too am
looking for plain language information.

Laura Bercovitz

-----Original Message-----
From: Ranger, Cherryll [mailto:chr4@cdc.gov]
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 1:18 PM
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professiona


Hi Pam, 
I will try and look it up but there was a good article in JAMA

-----Original Message-----
From: Wigington, Pamela S. [mailto:Piw4@cdc.gov]
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 2:01 PM
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Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3817] Plain language for health care professionals


A colleague is asking for published references that health care
professionals need (and want) plain language. We both found plenty of
references dealing with patients' need for plain language, but haven't
found
similar information for health care professionals. 

Can anyone help? Thanks! 
Pam Wigington 
Telephone: 404-498-0304 
Fax: 404-498-0074 
E-mail: piw4@cdc.gov 



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