The contribution of health literacy to disparities in self-rated health status and preventive health behaviors in older adults

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 204-211

  Bennett, Ian M ^a,b,e   Chen, Jing ^c   Soroui, Jaleh S ^c   White, Sheida ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^d United States Department of Education   (United States)

^e Gates Pavilion   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Educational status; Oral health; Preventive health services; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH BEHAVIOR;

EID: 67649610853     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.940     Document Type: Article

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