Health literacy, associated lifestyle and demographic factors in adult population of an English city: a cross-sectional survey

Health Expectations

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 112-119

  Protheroe, Joanne ^a   Whittle, Rebecca ^a   Bartlam, Bernadette ^a   Estacio, Emee Vida ^a   Clark, Linda ^b   Kurth, Judith ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health literacy; inequalities; public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85008192370     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12440     Document Type: Article

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