A critical review of population health literacy assessment

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Guzys, Diana ^a   Kenny, Amanda ^a   Dickson Swift, Virginia ^a   Threlkeld, Guinever ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community health literacy assessment; Critical health literacy

Indexed keywords

HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84928741027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1551-6     Document Type: Review

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