title: Writing easily read patient education handouts: a computerized approach.
abstract: A patient education handout is a potentially powerful tool for communicating information to patients. Patients will derive the greatest benefit from what they can easily read and understand. This article describes the use of computerized readability formulas in writing patient education handouts. Suggestions are offered for writing such handouts are illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D010174:Pamphlets; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012871:Skin Diseases; D014956:Writing