Assessing literacy in clinical and community settings: The patient perspective

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-134

  Ferguson, Barbara ^a   Lowman, Sarah G ^b   DeWalt, Darren A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951519083     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2010.535113     Document Type: Article

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