From the North American Primary Care Research Group

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-86

  Wallace, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; WORD RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 32644431952     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.501     Document Type: Short Survey

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