Defining and measuring health literacy: What can we learn from literacy studies?

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 303-305

  Nutbeam, Don ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN;

HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS;

EID: 76149142135     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0050-x     Document Type: Editorial

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