Defining and measuring health literacy: How can we profit from other literacy domains?

Health Promotion International

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-126

  Frisch, Anne Linda ^a   Camerini, Luca ^a   Diviani, Nicola ^a   Schulz, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

concept; health literacy; measure; review

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT FORMATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; REVIEW;

CONCEPT FORMATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS;

EID: 84856815242     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dar043     Document Type: Review

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