Building a Foundation of Health Literacy with Ask Me 3™

Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 180-191

  Six Means, Amy ^a   Bauer, Thomas K ^b   Teeter, Reba ^a   Segraves, Denise ^c   Cutshaw, Lisa ^a   High, Louann ^d  

^a FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Novant Health   (United States)

^c Novant Medical Group   (United States)

^d Presbyterian Hospital Matthews   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes of health personnel; evidence based medicine; health literacy; health outcomes; organizational innovation; patient care; patient education; patient participation; patient safety; patient satisfaction; patient centered care; patient physician relations; quality improvement; staff development; teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861987128     PISSN: 15398285     EISSN: 15398293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2012.673461     Document Type: Article

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