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. 2007 Sep;41(3):312-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.04.015. Epub 2007 Jul 20.

Measuring adolescent functional health literacy: a pilot validation of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults

Deena J Chisolm  1 , Lindsay Buchanan
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Measuring adolescent functional health literacy: a pilot validation of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults

Deena J Chisolm et al. J Adolesc Health. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

Most health literacy tools have been validated only for adults, but health literacy is also important for adolescents who must increasingly make personal health decisions. This pilot adolescent validation of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults suggests that the reading comprehension component is valid for adolescents.

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