The Numeracy Demands of Health Education Information: An Examination of Numerical Concepts in Written Diabetes Materials

Health Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 344-355

  Joram, Elana ^a   Roberts Dobie, Susan ^a   Mattison, Sue J ^a   Devlin, Michele ^a   Herbrandson, Kristy ^a   Hansen, Kim ^a   Eslinger, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TEACHING;

COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 84859631488     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2011.586987     Document Type: Article

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