Screening question to identify patients with limited health literacy not enough

Family Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-8

  Daniel, Debbie ^a   Greene, Jessica ^a   Peters, Ellen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74749086568     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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