Using the "Newest Vital Sign" to assess health literacy in children

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 165-171

  Driessnack, Martha ^a   Chung, Sophia ^b   Perkhounkova, Elena ^b   Hein, Maria ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Health literacy; Newest vital sign

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; PARENT;

ADULT; CHILD; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; PARENTS;

EID: 84894235470     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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