Literacy for Health: An Interdisciplinary Model

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-54

  Watters, Elisa K ^a  

^a United Mission to Nepal Mugu Education Project and South Asia Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; CHINA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; READING; RELIGION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION;

CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0037271385     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659602238350     Document Type: Article

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