Literacy and health communication: Reversing the 'inverse care law'

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 15-18

  Schillinger, Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36249029934     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160701638553     Document Type: Article

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