The health literacy and ESL study: A community-based intervention for spanish-speaking adults

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 369-376

  Soto Mas, Francisco ^a   Ji, Ming ^b   Fuentes, Brenda O ^c   Tinajero, Josefina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH LITERACY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; MULTILINGUALISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CURRICULUM; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH LITERACY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILINGUALISM; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926419005     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2014.965368     Document Type: Article

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