Health Literacy Among Parents of Pediatric Patients Seen in the Emergency Department

Health Literacy Among Parents of Pediatric Patients Seen in the Emergency Department

BACKGROUND: Health literacy is an important predictor of healthcare outcomes, but research on this topic has largely been absent from the emergency medicine literature.OBJECTIVE: We measured the prevalence of health literacy in parents or guardians of pediatric patients seen in the emergency departm...

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Main Authors: Tran, T. Paul, Robinson, Laura M, Keebler, John R, Walker, Richard A, Wadman, Michael C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2008-08-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Health Literacy
Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Department
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/1dz4g1b3

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