Exploring objective and subjective numeracy at a population level: Findings from the 2007 health information national trends survey (HINTS)

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 192-205

  Nelson, Wendy L ^a   Moser, Richard P ^a   Han, Paul K J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MATHEMATICS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MATHEMATICS; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873594910     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.688450     Document Type: Review

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