Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 309-316 , September 2010

Parental Understanding of Infant Health Information: Health Literacy, Numeracy, and the Parental Health Literacy Activities Test (PHLAT)

Received 11 November 2009 ,Accepted 14 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2010.06.007

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 309-316 , September 2010

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