Health Literacy in The Emergency Department: A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study

Health Literacy in The Emergency Department: A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study

Aim:In this study, we aimed to determine the health literacy level of the patients admitted to the emergency department with green triage code and discuss this in the light of current literature.Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was performed on 285 subjects att...

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Main Authors:	Serdar Özdemir, Hatice Şeyma Akça, Abdullah Algın, Kamil Kokulu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Galenos Yayinevi 2020-06-01
Series:	Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:	emergency department health literacy health knowledge patient education
Online Access:	http://akademikaciltip.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/health-literacy-in-the-emergency-department-a-cros/38701

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