Health literacy and child health outcomes: A systematic review of the literature

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  DeWalt, Darren A ^a   Hink, Ashley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health outcomes; Health disparities; Health literacy; Literacy

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CINAHL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DENTAL HEALTH; DEPRESSION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; JUVENILE DIABETES MELLITUS; KNOWLEDGE; MEDLINE; MIGRAINE; OBESITY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; READING; REVIEW; SKILL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 72849133026     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1162B     Document Type: Review

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