Implications of health literacy for public health : workshop summary /

"Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions. Nearly half of all American adults - 90 million people - have inadequate health literacy to navigate the health care...

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Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK242436/
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Main Authors: Hewitt, Maria Elizabeth (Author), Hernandez, Lyla M. (Author)
Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy (sponsoring body.), Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health (Workshop)
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2014
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