Health literacy: A new concept for general practice?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 144-147

  Adams, Robert J ^a   Stocks, Nigel P ^b   Wilson, David H ^b   Hill, Catherine L ^b   Gravier, Susan ^b   Kickbusch, Ilona ^c,d   Beilby, Justin J ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Switzerland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 67649210407     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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