| Descriptor English: | Health Literacy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Alfabetización en Salud
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Letramento em Saúde | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Compétence informationnelle en santé | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Literacy, Health |
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| Tree number(s): |
I02.233.332.186.500 L01.143.450.500 N02.421.726.407.229.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057220 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2010 |
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| History Note: | 2010 |
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| Related: |
Consumer Health Information
MeSH Patient Education as Topic MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 53793 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D057220 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WA 590 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2010/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2009/07/06 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2015/06/30 |
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ANTHROPOLOGY, EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY, AND SOCIAL PHENOMENA
Education [I02]Education -
INFORMATION SCIENCE
Information Science [L01]Information Science
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Health Literacy
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| Concept UI |
M0535101 |
| Scope note | Degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. |
| Preferred term | Health Literacy |
| Entry term(s) |
Literacy, Health |
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