How accessible was information about H1N1 flu? Literacy assessments of CDC guidance documents for different audiences.

We assessed the literacy level and readability of online communications about H1N1/09 influenza issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during the first month of outbreak. Documents were classified as targeting one of six audiences ranging in technical expertise. Flesch-Kincai...

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Main Authors: Lisa P Lagassé, Rajiv N Rimal, Katherine C Smith, J Douglas Storey, Elizabeth Rhoades, Daniel J Barnett, Saad B Omer, Jonathan Links
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3201941?pdf=render