Screening questions to predict limited health literacy: A cross-sectional study of Patients with diabetes mellitus

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-31

  Jeppesen, Kelly Marvin ^a   Pharm, James D Coyle ^b   Miser, William F ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Educational status; Literacy; Mass screening; Primary health care; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449254299     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.919     Document Type: Article

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