Assessment and measurement of health literacy: An integrative review of the literature

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-89

  Mancuso, Josephine M ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health literacy assessment; Health literacy measures; Health literacy tools

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62749133527     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2008.00408.x     Document Type: Review

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