Stigma and health literacy: An agenda for advancing research and practice

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 690-698

  Mackert, Michael ^a   Donovan, Erin E ^a   Mabry, Amanda ^a   Guadagno, Marie ^a   Stout, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Health communication; Health disparities; Health literacy; Health outcomes; Stigma

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84902664284     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.38.5.6     Document Type: Article

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