Developing low-literacy health education materials for women

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 246-251

  Wilson, Lindsey D ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health education material; Low literacy; Medium of delivery; Readability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; TEACHING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PAMPHLETS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEACHING MATERIALS; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79959986658     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e3182183bbd     Document Type: Article

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