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Review
. 1999 May;14(5):315-7.
doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.00342.x.

Reading between the lines: deciphering the connections between literacy and health

D W Baker
Review

Reading between the lines: deciphering the connections between literacy and health

D W Baker. J Gen Intern Med. 1999 May.
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