Pediatricians and health literacy: Descriptive results from a national survey

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Turner, Teri ^a   Cull, William L ^b   Bayldon, Barbara ^c   Klass, Perri ^d   Sanders, Lee M ^e   Frintner, Mary Pat ^b   Abrams, Mary Ann ^f   Dreyer, Benard ^d  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Iowa Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Health literacy; Pediatrician practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPREHENSION; DRUG LABELING; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72849144529     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1162F     Document Type: Article

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