# The 14-item health literacy scale for Japanese adults (HLS-14)

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/the-14-item-health-literacy-scale-for-japanese-adults-hls-14/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Machi Suka,Takeshi Odajima,Masayuki Kasai,Ataru Igarashi,Hirono Ishikawa,Makiko Kusama,Takeo Nakayama,Masahiko Sumitani,Hiroki Sugimori |
| Citations | 253 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12199-013-0340-z |
| Fields | Computer Science,Health Professions |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://environhealthprevmed.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1007/s12199-013-0340-z |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2163142498 |
| PMID | 23689952 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2013 |

## Paper authors

- [Machi Suka](https://scholariq.org/researchers/machi-suka/)
- [Takeo Nakayama](https://scholariq.org/researchers/takeo-nakayama/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Health Literacy and Information Accessibility](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-literacy-and-information-accessibility/)

## Paper topics

- [Health Literacy and Information Accessibility](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-literacy-and-information-accessibility/)
- [Text Readability and Simplification](https://scholariq.org/topics/text-readability-and-simplification/)
- [Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare](https://scholariq.org/topics/patient-provider-communication-in-healthcare/)

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