Health literacy assessment using talking touchscreen technology (Health LiTT): A new item response theory-based measure of health literacy

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages 150-162

  Hahn, Elizabeth A ^a   Choi, Seung W ^a   Griffith, James W ^a   Yost, Kathleen J ^b   Baker, David W ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053472411     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.605434     Document Type: Conference Paper

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