How readable are Australian paediatric oral health education materials?
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How readable are Australian paediatric oral health education materials?
BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to analyse the readability of paediatric oral health education leaflets available in Australia. METHODS Forty paediatric oral health education materials were analysed for general readability according to the following parameters: Thoroughness; Textual framework; Terminology; and Readability (Flesch-Kincaid grade level (FKGL), Gunning Fog index (Fog) ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Oral Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1472-6831
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-14-111