Health literacy and preventive behaviors

Health literacy (HL) is defined as the capacity of a person to acquire, interpret, and understand basic information and health services that is necessary for proper decision making. Some researchers believe that HL is a stronger predictor of health as compared to variables such as age, sex, income,...

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Main Authors: Rahman Panahi, Ali Ramezankhani, Mahmoud Tavousi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gonabad University of Medical Sciences 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Research & Health
Online Access:http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-1513-en.pdf