Health literacy: A primer for pharmacists

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 949-955

  Johnson, Jennifer L ^a,b   Moser, Lynette ^b,c   Garwood, Candice L ^b,c  

^a Aleda E Lutz Veterans Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^b HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMMUNICATION SKILL; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; HUMAN RELATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84892713951     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp120306     Document Type: Review

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