Measuring conceptual health knowledge in the context of oral health literacy: Preliminary results

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-204

  Macek, Mark D ^a   Haynes, Don ^b   Wells, William ^b   Bauer Leffler, Simon ^b   Cotten, P Ann ^b   Parker, Ruth M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adult; dental caries; health knowledge, attitudes, practice; mouth neoplasms; oral health; periodontal diseases; questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BALTIMORE; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRICS; READING; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956302473     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2010.00165.x     Document Type: Article

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