Patients' literacy skills: More than just reading ability

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1046-1054

  Schonlau, Matthias ^a,b,c   Martin, Laurie ^a   Haas, Ann ^a   Derose, Kathryn Pitkin ^a   Rudd, Rima ^d  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; READING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BOSTON; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; READING; RHODE ISLAND;

EID: 84856877065     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.571345     Document Type: Conference Paper

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