Using health literacy and learning style preferences to optimize the delivery of health information

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2012, Pages 122-140

  Giuse, Nunzia B ^a   Koonce, Taneya Y ^b   Storrow, Alan B ^a   Kusnoor, Sheila V ^b   Ye, Fei ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 84867543647     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.712610     Document Type: Conference Paper

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