Counseling patients with low health literacy

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 364-365

  Hardin, Laurie R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; COUNSELING; HEALTH EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOTE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKILL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 15444370019     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/62.4.364     Document Type: Note

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