 Health Literacy
"Health Literacy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
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D057220
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.233.332.186.500 L01.143.450.500 N02.421.143.827.407.228.500 N02.421.726.407.228.500
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Literacy".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Health Literacy".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Literacy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Literacy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Literacy" by people in Profiles.
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Pati S, Huang J, Wong A, Baba Z, Ostapenko S, Fiks AG, Cnaan A. Do changes in socio-demographic characteristics impact up-to-date immunization status between 3 and 24 months of age? A prospective study among an inner-city birth cohort in the United States. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2017 05 04; 13(5):1141-1148.
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Dharmapuri S, Best D, Kind T, Silber TJ, Simpson P, D'Angelo L. Health literacy and medication adherence in adolescents. J Pediatr. 2015 Feb; 166(2):378-82.
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Pati S, Siewert E, Wong AT, Bhatt SK, Calixte RE, Cnaan A. The influence of maternal health literacy and child's age on participation in social welfare programs. Matern Child Health J. 2014 Jul; 18(5):1176-89.
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Pati S, Kavanagh JE, Bhatt SK, Wong AT, Noonan K, Cnaan A. Reading level of Medicaid renewal applications. Acad Pediatr. 2012 Jul-Aug; 12(4):297-301.
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Pati S, Feemster KA, Mohamad Z, Fiks A, Grundmeier R, Cnaan A. Maternal health literacy and late initiation of immunizations among an inner-city birth cohort. Matern Child Health J. 2011 Apr; 15(3):386-94.
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Pati S, Mohamad Z, Cnaan A, Kavanagh J, Shea JA. Influence of maternal health literacy on child participation in social welfare programs: the Philadelphia experience. Am J Public Health. 2010 Sep; 100(9):1662-5.
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Sharma HP. Asthma education: pitfalls and solutions. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2010 Apr; 21(1):72-85, ix.
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Pomerantz KL, Muhammad AA, Downey S, Kind T. Connecting for health literacy: health information partners. Health Promot Pract. 2010 Jan; 11(1):79-88.
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