Health Literacy Not Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness

Health Literacy Not Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness

Background: Patient awareness of their chronic kidney disease (CKD) and health literacy (HL) are both important for adherence to therapies that slow CKD progression and to reduce risk of complications. Little is known about the association between HL and CKD awareness. Objective: We sought to deter...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Milda R. Saunders, Ashley Snyder, Marshall H. Chin, David O. Meltzer, Vineet M. Arora, Valerie G. Press
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SLACK Incorporated 2017-09-01
Series:Health Literacy Research and Practice
Subjects:
chronic kidney disease
health literacy
health disparity
Online Access:https://www.healio.com/public-health/journals/hlrp/2017-7-1-3/%7Bcaef7627-6f4a-476d-bd77-294fe637c890%7D/health-literacy-not-associated-with-chronic-kidney-disease-awareness

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https://www.healio.com/public-health/journals/hlrp/2017-7-1-3/%7Bcaef7627-6f4a-476d-bd77-294fe637c890%7D/health-literacy-not-associated-with-chronic-kidney-disease-awareness

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