Measuring child and adolescent health literacy: A systematic review of literature

Health Education

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 433-455

  Ormshaw, Michael J ^a   Paakkari, Leena T ^a   Kannas, Lasse K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Health literacy; Measurement; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883116634     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/HE-07-2012-0039     Document Type: Review

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