Psychiatry and Psychology

Literacy

Ability to read and write.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Ability to read and write.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Illiteracy

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethnology, history, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2016; for ILLITERACY use EDUCATIONAL STATUS

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F01.145.209w.429w
  2. N01.824w.196w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Literacy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000067010. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000067010
  2. Literacy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy
  3. Literacy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8236