Health literacy: A review

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 22, Issue 3II, 2002, Pages 282-302

  Andrus, Miranda R ^a   Roth, Mary T ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; READING; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SKILL; SPEECH;

EID: 0036195004     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.22.5.282.33191     Document Type: Review

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