The relationship between health literacy and diabetes knowledge and readiness to take health actions

Diabetes Educator

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 144-151

  Powell, Caroline K ^a   Hill, Elizabeth G ^b   Clancy, Dawn E ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Center for Health Disparities Research   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 33846614140     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: 15546063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145721706297452     Document Type: Article

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