Health literacy in Ireland: Reading between the lines

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-38

  Marshall, Sara ^a   Sahm, Laura ^a   McCarthy, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

health literacy; Ireland; reading

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INTERNET; IRELAND; LIFE STYLE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; PUBLIC POLICY; READING; SELF CARE; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 84855989793     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913911431034     Document Type: Review

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