Health literacy beyond knowledge and behaviour: Letting the patient be a patient

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 307-311

  Rubinelli, Sara ^a   Schulz, Peter J ^a   Nakamoto, Kent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; STANDARD;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

EID: 76149114907     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0052-8     Document Type: Note

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