The ABCs of Health Literacy

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13855519
AutoresVirginia Seguin Mika (The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, autor de correspondencia), Patricia J Kelly (0000-0002-8143-7153, Kelly Services (United States)), Michelle A Price (0000-0001-6402-7956, Kelly Services (United States)), María E Fránquiz (Kelly Services (United States)), Maria Franquiz, Roberto Villarreal (Kelly Services (United States))
Año2005
Volumen28
Número4
Páginas351-357
Fecha de publicación2005-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFamily & Community Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0160-6379 • E-ISSN: 1550-5057
EditorialLippincott Williams & Wilkins (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1097/00003727-200510000-00007
PMID16166862
OpenAlexW2331536483
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas20

A significant portion of the US population has serious problems with both literacy and understanding how to effectively use and understand health-related information. An understanding of the breadth and significance of this problem and its impact on health outcomes is now clear. Interventions and strategies for effectively working with patients with limited literacy must be developed and evaluated. An agenda for medical and public health workers, health educators, and researchers is suggested

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