Health literacy: Applying current concepts to improve health services and reduce health inequalities

Public Health

Volumn 132, Issue , 2016, Pages 3-12

  Batterham, R W ^a,b   Hawkins, M ^a   Collins, P A ^c   Buchbinder, R ^d,e   Osborne, R H ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Health Systems Research Institute   (Thailand)

^c NHS England   (United Kingdom)

^d CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMPLIANCE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; LITERACY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS;

EID: 84968306820     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.01.001     Document Type: Review

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