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[HealthLiteracy 1038] readability of medical instructions and educational information in NYC hospitals

Ahmed, Imrana

Imrana.Ahmed at dmu.edu
Wed Jun 20 12:05:45 EDT 2007


Dear Friends:
I am a second-year medical student at Des Moines University. I am
currently interested in looking at the readability of medical materials
regarding patient education and instructions on the following diseases
or disorders: colon cancer, asthma, diabetes. Do any of you have any
suggestions regarding which materials we should look at? My study is
trying to look at how the high reading levels of these medical
instructions and materials, add to the lack of comprehension of many
patients. Thank you!

Sincerely,
Imrana Ahmed


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