Health literacy and sources of health education among adolescents in Greece

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-186

  Vardavas, Constantine I ^a,e   Kondilis, Barbara K ^a,b   Patelarou, Evridiki ^c   Akrivos, Patrick D ^a,b   Falagas, Matthew E ^b,d  

^a HELLENIC AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Education; Health habits; Health literacy; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING HABIT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 68149162363     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2009.21.2.179     Document Type: Article

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