Functional health literacy is associated with health status and health-related knowledge in people living with HIV-AIDS

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 337-344

  Kalichman, Seth C ^a   Rompa, David ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Health status; Health related knowledge

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMPREHENSION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; READING; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 0034490683     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200012010-00007     Document Type: Article

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