Quantifying age-related differences in information processing behaviors when viewing prescription drug labels.

Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a significant problem in health care. While effective warnings have the potential to reduce the prevalence of ADEs, little is known about how patients access and use prescription labeling. We investigated the effectiveness of prescription warning labels (PWLs, small, c...

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Main Authors: Raghav Prashant Sundar, Mark W Becker, Nora M Bello, Laura Bix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3375290?pdf=render