Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 666

Review

Review: Health literacy intervention and their consequences

Taha H. Musa
  • Taha H. Musa
  • Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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Wei Ping-min
  • Wei Ping-min
  • Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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Pu Yuepu*
  • Pu Yuepu*
  • Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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  •  Received: 15 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 12 January 2015
  •  Published: 31 March 2015

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