Validation of the diabetes numeracy test with adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 795-804

  Mulvaney, Shelagh A ^a,b   Lilley, Jessica S ^b   Cavanaugh, Kerri L ^b   Pittel, Eric J ^b   Rothman, Russell L ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE;

EID: 84879600625     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.757394     Document Type: Article

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