Chronic illness management and health literacy: An overview

Journal of Medical Practice Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 177-181

  Villaire, Michael ^a   Mayer, Gloria ^b  

^a Institute for Healthcare Advancement   (United States)

^b Institute for Healthcare Advancement

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Health literacy; Literacy; Patient communication; Readability; Self management

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; READING; SELF CARE; SHORT SURVEY; SKILL; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; PATIENT EDUCATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39749174482     PISSN: 87550229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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