An application of health literacy research

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-64

  Boswell, Carol ^a   Cannon, Sharon ^a   Aung, KoKo ^a   Eldridge, James ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE; PILOT STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342300690     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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