Making health information meaningful: Children's health literacy practices
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Making health information meaningful: Children's health literacy practices
Children's health and wellbeing is high on the research and policy agenda of many nations. There is a wealth of epidemiological research linking childhood circumstances and health practices with adult health. However, echoing a broader picture within child health research where children have typically been viewed as objects rather than subjects of enquiry, we know very little of how, in their e...
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عنوان ژورنال: SSM - Population Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2352-8273
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.06.005