Health Literacy: The Road to Improved Health Outcomes

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-129

  Ferguson, Laurie Anne ^a   Pawlak, Roberta ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Health outcomes; Patient education; Provider communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751505394     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2010.11.020     Document Type: Article

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