Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
Volume 37, Issue 7 , Pages 258-286 , August 2007

Health Literacy and Pediatric Health

  • H. Shonna Yin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Shalini G. Forbis, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio
    • ,
  • Benard P. Dreyer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York

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doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2007.04.002

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
Volume 37, Issue 7 , Pages 258-286 , August 2007

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