The impact of health literacy on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and utility assessment among patients with rheumatic diseases

Value in Health

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Zhang, Xu Hao ^a   Li, Shu Chuen ^b   Fong, Kok Yong ^c,d   Thumboo, Julian ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Health utility; HRQoL; Rheumatic disease

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SKILL; VARIANCE;

EID: 72149091171     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2009.00640.x     Document Type: Article

References (1)

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