How best to use and evaluate Patient Information Leaflets given during a consultation: a systematic review of literature reviews.
Background In the past, several authors have attempted to review randomized clinical trials ( RCT) evaluating the impact of Patient Information Leaflets ( PILs) used during a consultation and draw some general conclusions. However, this proved difficult because the clinical situations, size and qual...
| Published in: | Health Expectations Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 531 - 543 |
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| Format: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2017
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