Health literacy and communication quality in health care organizations

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 102-115

  Wynia, Matthew K ^a   Osborn, Chandra Y ^b,c  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956998603     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2010.499981     Document Type: Article

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