Patient activation and advocacy: Which literacy skills matter most?

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages 177-190

  Martin, Laurie T ^a   Schonlau, Matthias ^a   Haas, Ann ^a   Derose, Kathryn Pitkin ^a   Rosenfeld, Lindsay ^b   Buka, Stephen L ^c   Rudd, Rima ^d  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; READING; RECALL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; READING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 80053550960     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.604705     Document Type: Conference Paper

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