Health literacy: Critical opportunities for social work leadership in health care and research

Health and Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-107

  Liechty, Janet M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Health promotion; Internet health coaching; Medical social work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEADERSHIP; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEADERSHIP; RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960040018     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/36.2.99     Document Type: Review

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