A Review of Health Literacy: Problem, Tools and Interventions

Health literacy is an important concept that is increasingly being recognised internationally worldwide as a fundamental skill required in maintaining health and accessing the local healthcare system. Not recognising low health literacy can be serious and costly as Singapore's population ages a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Choon How How MMed (Family Medicine), MCI (NUS)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-06-01
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/201010581102000209