Predictive Factors of Poor Health Literacy in Orthopedics

Category: Ankle Introduction/Purpose: Evidence shows that patients with limited health literacy (HL) are susceptible to inferior outcomes. By identifying characteristics associated with these poor traits, healthcare policy aimed at improving HL could be more efficiently implemented. The Literacy in...

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Main Authors: Peter Noback BA, Mani Seetharaman MD, Direk Tantigate, Melvin Rosenwasser MD, J. Turner Vosseller MD, Robert Strauch MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011417S000307