Literacy and health literacy - why they matter to health professionals
Low literacy and low health literacy affect people in all demographic strata and interfere with patients’ abilities to understand and act on information provided by health care providers. Many print health education materials are written at reading levels well above those recommended. Thus, complian...
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Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles
2016-10-01
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Series: | Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles |
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Online Access: | http://pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/pulmonarychronicles/article/view/322 |