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Functional health literacy and cancer care conversations in online forums for retired persons

L Donelle Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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L Hoffman-Goetz Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Pages 59-72 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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Kari L. Visscher & Cindy M.L. Hutnik. (2015) Reprint of: Health literacy in Canada and the ophthalmology patient. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology 50, pages S40-S46.
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Lisa G. O'Connor. (2012) Investors’ information sharing and use in virtual communities. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 64:1, pages 36-47.
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M. D. Thomson & L. Hoffman-Goetz. (2011) Application of the health literacy framework to diet-related cancer prevention conversations of older immigrant women to Canada. Health Promotion International 27:1, pages 33-44.
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Kari L. Visscher & Cindy M.L. Hutnik. (2012) Health literacy in Canada and the ophthalmology patient. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology 47:1, pages 72-78.
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