Needed action in health literacy

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1004-1010

  Rudd, Rima E ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; community health promotion; context; health education; health literacy; health care systems

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; STANDARDS; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION; CONTEXT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEMS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; STANDARD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION; CONTEXT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84879031693     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312470128     Document Type: Article

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