Findings toward a multidimensional measure of adolescent health literacy

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 342-350

  Massey, Philip ^a   Prelip, Michael ^a   Calimlim, Brian ^a   Afifi, Abdelmonem ^a   Quiter, Elaine ^a   Nessim, Sharon ^b   Wongvipat Kalev, Nancy ^b   Glik, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Health Education/Cultural and Linguistics Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Health literacy; Health promotion; Managed care; Measurement development; Preventive health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84868022304     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.37.3.7     Document Type: Article

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