Functional health literacy among primary health-care patients: Data from the Belgrade pilot study

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 490-495

  Jovic Vranes, Aleksandra ^a   Bjegovic Mikanovic, Vesna ^a   Marinkovic, Jelena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Functional health literacy; Primary health care patients; Serbia; TOFHLA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SERBIA; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SERBIA; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649247536     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdp049     Document Type: Article

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