Development and validation of the numeracy understanding in medicine instrument short form

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 19, Issue , 2014, Pages 240-253

  Schapira, Marilyn M ^a,b   Walker, Cindy M ^c   Miller, Tamara ^c   Fletcher, Kathlyn E ^d,e   Ganschow, Pamela S ^f   Jacobs, Elizabeth A ^g   Imbert, Diana ^a   O'Connell, Maria ^f   Neuner, Joan M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84908124332     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2014.933916     Document Type: Article

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