Editorial

. 2022 Jun 14;19(12):7315.

doi: 10.3390/ijerph19127315.

Health Literacy Development among People with Chronic Diseases: Advancing the State of the Art and Learning from International Practices

Jonas Lander¹, Marie-Luise Dierks¹, Melanie Hawkins²

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
² Centre for Global Health and Equity, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Department of Health and Biostatistics, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia.

PMID: 35742562
PMCID: PMC9223502
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19127315

Editorial

Health Literacy Development among People with Chronic Diseases: Advancing the State of the Art and Learning from International Practices

Jonas Lander et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022.

. 2022 Jun 14;19(12):7315.

doi: 10.3390/ijerph19127315.

Authors

Jonas Lander¹, Marie-Luise Dierks¹, Melanie Hawkins²

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
² Centre for Global Health and Equity, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Department of Health and Biostatistics, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia.

PMID: 35742562
PMCID: PMC9223502
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19127315

Erratum in

Correction: Lander et al. Health Literacy Development among People with Chronic Diseases: Advancing the State of the Art and Learning from International Practices. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 7315.
Lander J, Dierks ML, Hawkins M. Lander J, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 13;20(2):1510. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20021510. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023. PMID: 36674411 Free PMC article.

Abstract

Chronic diseases account for a considerable part of the strain on health care systems [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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