Health literacy and the millennium development goals: United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) regional meeting background paper (Abstracted)

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 211-223

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CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; COOPERATION; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION SERVICE; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED NATIONS;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST OF ILLNESS; GOALS; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77956990512     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2010.499996     Document Type: Article

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