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. 2006 Jan-Feb;4(1):85-6.
doi: 10.1370/afm.501.

Patients' health literacy skills: the missing demographic variable in primary care research

Lorraine Wallace; North American Primary Care Research Group

Patients' health literacy skills: the missing demographic variable in primary care research

Lorraine Wallace et al. Ann Fam Med. 2006 Jan-Feb.
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