Health literacy in the field of infectious diseases: The paradigm of brucellosis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-45

  Pappas, Georgios ^a   Siozopoulou, Vasiliki ^a   Saplaoura, Kaiti ^a   Vasiliou, Artemis ^a   Christou, Leonidas ^a   Akritidis, Nikolaos ^b   Tsianos, Epameinondas V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b G HATZIKOSTA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Health literacy; Patient perception; Treatment preferences

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AWARENESS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRUCELLOSIS; GREECE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 33845667483     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.01.018     Document Type: Article

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