On health literacy and health outcomes: background, impact, and future directions

R E Rudd; O R Groene; M D Navarro-Rubio

doi:10.1016/j.cali.2013.03.003

On health literacy and health outcomes

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On health literacy and health outcomes : background, impact, and future directions. / Rudd, R E; Groene, O R; Navarro-Rubio, M D.

In: Revista de calidad asistencial : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Calidad Asistencial, Vol. 28, No. 3, 21.05.2013, p. 188-92.

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Harvard

Rudd, RE, Groene, OR & Navarro-Rubio, MD 2013, 'On health literacy and health outcomes: background, impact, and future directions', Revista de calidad asistencial : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Calidad Asistencial, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 188-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cali.2013.03.003

APA

Rudd, R. E., Groene, O. R., & Navarro-Rubio, M. D. (2013). On health literacy and health outcomes: background, impact, and future directions. Revista de calidad asistencial : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Calidad Asistencial, 28(3), 188-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cali.2013.03.003

Vancouver

Rudd RE, Groene OR, Navarro-Rubio MD. On health literacy and health outcomes: background, impact, and future directions. Revista de calidad asistencial : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Calidad Asistencial. 2013 May 21;28(3):188-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cali.2013.03.003

Bibtex

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