Do patient preferences for health information vary by health literacy or numeracy? a qualitative assessment

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2012, Pages 109-121

  Gaglio, Bridget ^a   Glasgow, Russell E ^b   Bull, Sheana S ^c  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84867505153     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.712616     Document Type: Conference Paper

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