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Health literacy as a social practice

Social and empirical dimensions of knowledge on health and healthcare

Bibliographic Data

ID4589666
AuthorsSilja Samerski (0000-0002-8679-5400, University of Applied Sciences Emden Leer, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume226
Pages1-8
Publication date2019-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.02.024
PMID30831555
OpenAlexW2912993180
LanguageEN
Citations received47
References cited39

Health care · Health literacy · Health promotion · Literacy · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Social determinants of health · Sociology · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Nursing · Psychology · Health Policy

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Unique citing works47
Citations per year7,83
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 43

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