Limitations of the S-TOFHLA in measuring poor numeracy: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Although the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) is widely used, misidentification of individuals with low health literacy (HL) in specific HL dimensions, like numeracy, is a concern. We examined the degree to which individuals scored as “adequate” HL on...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-03-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5333-9 |