Is diabetes-specific health literacy associated with diabetes-related outcomes in older adults?

Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-146

  Yamashita, Takashi ^a,b   Kart, Cary S ^a  

^a Scripps Gerontology Center   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Health literacy; Self care

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SELF CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH LITERACY; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956193196     PISSN: 17530393     EISSN: 17530407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-0407.2011.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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