How poor literacy leads to poor health care

Terry C. Davis; Helen Meldrum; Penelope K.P. Tippy; Barry D. Weiss; Mark V. Williams

How poor literacy leads to poor health care

Terry C. Davis, Helen Meldrum, Penelope K.P. Tippy, Barry D. Weiss, Mark V. Williams

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Abstract

More than 90 million Americans have limited literacy skills, a burden that profoundly affects the quality of their health care. You can help by recognizing the problem, simplifying your written and oral communications, and verifying that patients have received and understood the message.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	94-127
Number of pages	34
Journal	Patient Care
Volume	30
Issue number	16
State	Published - Oct 15 1996

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