The Health Literacy of Parents in the United States: A Nationally Representative Study
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- 1 November 2009
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 124 (Supplement) , S289-S298
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-1162e
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the health literacy of US parents and explore the role of health literacy in mediating child health disparities.Keywords
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