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Jargon and Readability in Plain Language Summaries of Health Research: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Jargon and Readability in Plain Language Summaries of Health Research: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Jargon and Readability in Plain Language Summaries of Health Research: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Authors of this article:

Iain A Lang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Angela King1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kate Boddy1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ken Stein1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lauren Asare1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jo Day1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kristin Liabo1 Author Orcid Image
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Iain A Lang   1 , DPhil ;   Angela King   1 , MA ;   Kate Boddy   1 , MSc ;   Ken Stein   1 † , MD ;   Lauren Asare   1 , MSc ;   Jo Day   1 , PhD ;   Kristin Liabo   1 , PhD

1 Department of Health and Community Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom

†deceased

Corresponding Author:

  • Iain A Lang, DPhil
  • Department of Health and Community Sciences
  • University of Exeter Medical School
  • University of Exeter
  • South Cloisters
  • St Luke's Campus
  • Exeter
  • United Kingdom
  • Phone: 44 7500 786180
  • Email: i.lang@exeter.ac.uk