Patients' perceptions of screening for health literacy: Reactions to the newest vital sign

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 402-412

  VanGeest, Jonathan B ^a   Welch, Verna L ^b   Weiner, Saul J ^c  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHAME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHAME;

EID: 77953996564     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810731003753117     Document Type: Article

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