Health Literacy and Health Inequity in the Community Medicine Specialists Point of View

Authors

1 Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranTel: +989155084676; Email: dadgarmm@mums.ac.ir

2 Assistant Professor of Community Medicine, Department of educational Development, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran

3 Tel: +989153036693; Email: shabnamniroomand@yahoo.com

4 Assistant Professor of Community Medicine, Department of Educational Development, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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Keywords: Community Medicine, Health Inequity, Health Literacy, Social Determinant of Health  

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Razavi International Journal of Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 2
April 2018
Pages 15-16

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