Time to sign: The relationship between health literacy and signature time

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-22

  Sharp, Lisa K ^a   Ureste, Peter J ^a   Torres, Leianne A ^a   Bailey, Lauren ^b   Gordon, Howard S ^a,c   Gerber, Ben S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Primary care; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAPID ESTIMATE OF ADULT LITERACY IN MEDICINE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHICAGO; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84870857975     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.10.012     Document Type: Article

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