Relationships among health literacy, knowledge about hormone therapy, self-efficacy, and decision-making among postmenopausal health

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-55

  Torres, Rachel Y ^a   Marks, Ray ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 61649103544     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730802592247     Document Type: Article

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