Health literacy: Implications for ambulatory care

Nursing Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 343-347

  Powell, Mary ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72449123271     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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