Public health literacy in America: An ethical imperative

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 317-322

  Gazmararian, Julie A ^a,c   Curran, James W ^a   Parker, Ruth M ^a   Bernhardt, Jay M ^a   DeBuono, Barbara A ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SKILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17744396106     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.11.004     Document Type: Review

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