Health literacy, health status, and healthcare utilization of taiwanese adults: results from a national survey

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Low health literacy is considered a worldwide health threat. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence and socio-demographic covariates of low health literacy in Taiwanese adults and to investigate the relationships betwe...

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Main Authors: Kuo Ken N, Tsai Yi-Wen, Tsai Tzu-I, Lee Shoou-Yih D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/614