Health literacy and 30-day postdischarge hospital utilization

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2012, Pages 325-338

  Mitchell, Suzanne E ^a   Sadikova, Ekaterina ^a   Jack, Brian W ^a   Paasche Orlow, Michael K ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BOSTON; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867486824     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.715233     Document Type: Conference Paper

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