Relationship between Health Literacy, Health-Related Behaviors and Health Status: A Survey of Elderly Chinese

Background: Despite the large volume of research dedicated to health-related behavior change, chronic disease costs continue to rise, thus creating a major public health burden. Health literacy, the ability to seek, understand, and utilize health information, has been identified as an important fact...

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Main Authors: Yong-Bing Liu, Liu Liu, Yan-Fei Li, Yan-Li Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/8/9714