Health literacy and its effect on chronic disease prevention: evidence from China’s data

Health literacy and its effect on chronic disease prevention: evidence from China’s data

Abstract Background Improving health literacy is an important public health goal in many countries. Although many studies have suggested that low health literacy has adverse effects on an individual’s health outcomes, confounding factors are often not accounted. This paper examines the interplay bet...

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Main Authors: Lefan Liu, Xujun Qian, Zhuo Chen, Tianfeng He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Health literacy
Chronic disease prevention
Risk perception
Comorbidity
China
Rural-urban disparity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08804-4

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