Health literacy as an empowerment tool for low-income mothers

Family and Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 328-335

  Porr, Caroline ^a   Drummond, Jane ^a   Richter, Solina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Literacy; Mothers; Poverty; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748776289     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200610000-00011     Document Type: Article

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