Applicability of internationally available health literacy measures in the Netherlands

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages 134-149

  Fransen, M P ^a   Van Schaik, T M ^a   Twickler, T B ^a,b   Essink Bot, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Lievensberg Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80053489864     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.604383     Document Type: Conference Paper

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