Development and validation of a general health literacy test in Singapore

Health Promotion International

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-51

  Ko, Yu ^a   Lee, Joyce Yu Chia ^a   Toh, Matthias Paul Han Sim ^b   Tang, Wern Ee ^b   Tan, Audrey Siok Ling ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP   (Singapore)

Author keywords

health literacy; instrument validation; Singapore; STOFHLA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856822049     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dar020     Document Type: Article

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