Discussing the Effects of Poor Health Literacy on Patients Facing HIV: A Narrative Literature Review
Background Scholars describe poor health literacy as a “silent epidemic,” which is challenging the functioning of healthcare systems all over the world. Health literacy is mainly meant as an individual trait which concerns the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information in...
Main Author: | Rocco Palumbo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Kerman University of Medical Sciences
2015-07-01
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Series: | International Journal of Health Policy and Management |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijhpm.com/pdf_3023_46fa51af557a0aaabcabec0f6a6dcdd6.html |
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