Public Health Literacy Defined

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 446-451

  Freedman, Darcy A ^a   Bess, Kimberly D ^b   Tucker, Holly A ^b   Boyd, David L ^b   Tuchman, Arleen M ^b   Wallston, Kenneth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESEARCH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; CONSENSUAL VALIDITY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 64049099453     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.02.001     Document Type: Review

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