Health literacy and its association with the use of information sources and with barriers to information seeking in clinic-based pregnant women

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 971-988

  Shieh, Carol ^a   Mays, Rose ^a   McDaniel, Anna ^a   Yu, Jennifer ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350540256     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330903052152     Document Type: Article

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