Increased readability improves the comprehension of written information for patients with skin disease

A new readability yardstick.

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Some problems and misconceptions related to the construct of internal versus external control of reinforcement.

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Memory for medical information

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A method for increasing patients' recall of information presented by doctors

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A method for decreasing patients' medication errors

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