Development and validation of a literacy assessment tool for persons with diabetes

The Diabetes Educator

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 857-864

  Nath, Charlotte Reese ^a   Sylvester, Shirley Theriot ^b   Yasek, Van ^a   Gunel, Erdogan ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0035525306     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014572170102700611     Document Type: Article

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