Considering children and health literacy: A theoretical approach

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Borzekowski, Dina L G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Freire; Health literacy; Piaget; Vygotsky

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); THINKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72849126619     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1162D     Document Type: Article

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