Health literacy in Indigenous people with chronic disease living in remote Australia

Abstract Background Health literacy is strongly associated with health outcomes and is important for health policy and service delivery. Low health literacy was reported in 59% of Australian adults, however, there is no national data on the health literacy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (A...

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Main Authors: Haunnah Rheault, Fiona Coyer, Lee Jones, Ann Bonner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
HLQ
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4335-3