Improving literacy as a means to reducing health disparities

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 893-895

  Saha, Somnath ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33745780916     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00546.x     Document Type: Editorial

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