Health literacy in pharmacy

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 15 May 2008 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, volume 65, pages 974-981 (issn: 1079-2082, eissn: 1535-2900,

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Authors: Victoria L, Tkacz; Anne, Metzger; Maria C, Pruchnicki;

doi: 10.2146/ajhp070520

pmid: 18463348

Health literacy in pharmacy

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Abstract

The U.S. National Literacy Act of 1991 defines literacy as “an individual’s ability to read, write, and speak English and compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job and in society, to achieve one’s goals and to develop one’s knowledge and potential

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Keywords

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Consumer Health Information, Patient Education as Topic, Educational Status, Humans, Community Pharmacy Services, Health Status Disparities, Professional-Patient Relations, Pharmacists

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