Patient Education and Counseling
Volume 81, Issue 1 , Pages 19-22 , October 2010

Development and validation of a low-literacy Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease knowledge Questionnaire (COPD-Q)

  • Paula Maples

      Affiliations

    • Parkwest Medical Center, USA
    • ,
  • Andrea Franks

      Affiliations

    • University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, USA
    • University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Box 117, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA. Tel.: +1 865 974 2357; fax: +1 865 974 2022.
    • ,
  • Shaunta’ Ray

      Affiliations

    • University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, USA
    • University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, USA
    • ,
  • Amy Barger Stevens

      Affiliations

    • University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, USA
    • ,
  • Lorraine S. Wallace

      Affiliations

    • University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, USA

Received 26 June 2009 ,Revised 11 November 2009 ,Accepted 24 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.11.020

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