Quantifying word use to study health literacy in doctor-patient communication

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 590-602

  Koch Weser, Susan ^a   Rudd, Rima E ^b   Dejong, William ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RHEUMATOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956390960     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2010.499592     Document Type: Article

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