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. 2006 Aug;21(8):878-83.
doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00540.x.

The meaning and the measure of health literacy

David W Baker  1
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The meaning and the measure of health literacy

David W Baker. J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Aug.
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Conceptual model of the relationship between individual capacities, health-related print and oral literacy, and health outcomes
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