Knowledge and perceptions of health literacy among nursing professionals

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages 295-307

  MacAbasco O'Connell, Aurelia ^a   Fry Bowers, Eileen K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 80053526250     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.604389     Document Type: Conference Paper

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