The The Development of the brief test of literacy

Donlon, Thomas F.; McPeek, W. Miles; Chatham, Lois R.

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The The Development of the brief test of literacy

Published Date:

September 1974

Series:

DHEW publication ; no. (HRA) 75-1291 ; Vital and health statistics. Series 2, Data evaluation and methods research ; no. 27 ; Public Health Service publication ; no. 1000, ser. 2, no. 27 ;

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Personal Authors:

Donlon, Thomas F. ; McPeek, W. Miles ; Chatham, Lois R. ;

Corporate Authors:

National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)

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Pubmed ID:

5301451

Description:

Description of the development of a new test of literacy capable of providing information concerning the prevalence of illiteracy in large sample populations.

First issued in the Public Health Service publication series No. 1000, March 1963.

Document Type:

Journal Issue

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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection

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