The impact of health literacy on cardiovascular disease

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 457-464

  Safeer, Richard S ^a   Cooke, Catherine E ^b   Keenan, Jann ^c  

^a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c Staying Healthy Media   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Cardiovascular disease; Health literacy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; WARFARIN;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; STROKE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846894584     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.2006.2.4.457     Document Type: Review

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