Health literacy in Korean immigrants at risk for type 2 diabetes.

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Published in J Immigr Minor Health on June 01, 2013

Authors

Sarah E Choi1, Elizabeth Rush, Shayna Henry

Author Affiliations

1: Program in Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-3959, USA. sechoi@uci.edu

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