Health literacy in an adult dental research population: A pilot study

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 196-200

  Jackson, Richard D ^a   Eckert, George J ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Assessment; Health literacy; Informed consent statements; Literacy; S TOFHLA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPREHENSION; DENTAL RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COMPREHENSION; DENTAL RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIANA; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 57349192115     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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