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Health Literacy
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Literacy, Health
Degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate…
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Consumer Health Information
Evaluating Health Information
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2018
2018
Which dimensions of Health Literacy predict the adoption of smoking preventive Behaviors
R. Panahi
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A. Ramezankhani
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Aliasghar Haerimehrizi
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M. Tavousi
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Mania Khalilpour Darestani
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S. Niknami
2018
Corpus ID: 149713145
Abstract: Background : Health literacy (HL) is related with the adoption of preventive behaviors. Considering the increase…
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2018
2018
Evaluation of Health Literacy among Females in Outpatient Clinics
Olfat A. Salem
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Ahlam Sulami
,
Kamila Ahmad Al-Ammar
2018
Corpus ID: 35965947
Background: The World Health Organization considered health literacy as one of the most important determinant factors to promote…
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2017
2017
Health Literacy Insights for Health Crises
K. Parson
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Marin P. Allen
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Wilma Alvarado-Little
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R. Rudd
2017
Corpus ID: 158399636
Typically, the authorities and experts on public health practices are public health officials. The public expects these officials…
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Review
2016
Review
2016
European health literacy scale (HLS-EU-BR) applied in a Brazilian higher education population of Rio Grande do Sul (RS)
G. D. de Carvalho
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M. C. D. de Araújo
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Eva Teresinha de Oliveira Boff
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R. Tracana
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Luís Nunes
2016
Corpus ID: 43925230
Several scales have been built to evaluate the health literacy levels of populations. For this study the European Health Literacy…
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Review
2013
Review
2013
Measuring English Linguistic Proficiency and Functional Health Literacy Levels in Two Languages: Implications for Reaching Latino Immigrants
Liliana Rojas-Guyler
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Denise Britigan
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Judy Murnan
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Keith A. King
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L. Vaughn
2013
Corpus ID: 74178354
The purposes of the study were to determine the health literacy levels of Latinos in the Greater Cincinnati Area in both English…
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2013
2013
Understanding critical health literacy: a concept
S. Sykes
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J. Wills
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G. Rowlands
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K. Popple
2013
Corpus ID: 157807022
Background: Interest in and debates around health literacy have grown over the last two decades and key to the discussions has…
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Review
2011
Review
2011
Role of Acculturation, Social Capital and Oral Health Literacy on Access to Dental Care among Preschool Children of Arabic-speaking Immigrants in Toronto, Canada
Oras Al-Rudainy
2011
Corpus ID: 157980186
Objectives: To determine access to dental care among preschool children of Arabic-speaking immigrant families; to investigate the…
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2009
2009
Study on the health literacy status and its influencing factors of urban and rural residents in China
Mao-Xuan Tao
2009
Corpus ID: 75311556
Objective To investigate the health literacy status and its influencing factors of urban and rural residents in China,and to…
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2008
2008
Health literacy: Reading between the lines
R. Wells
2008
Corpus ID: 71442785
Abstract Health literacy has its origins in the relationship between how well an individual can read, write and understand…
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Health literacy: Implications for concordance and compliance
N. Gray
2003
Corpus ID: 79318807
In 2002, a study of diabetes patients published in JAMA was hailed as the first piece of research to show that poor health…
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