Simplification of emergency department discharge instructions improves patient comprehension.

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Published in Ann Emerg Med on October 01, 1995

Authors

B T Jolly1, J L Scott, S M Sanford

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC., USA.

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