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. 2007 Jul 7;335(7609):24-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39246.581169.80.

Effectiveness of strategies for informing, educating, and involving patients

Angela Coulter  1 , Jo Ellins
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Effectiveness of strategies for informing, educating, and involving patients

Angela Coulter et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Evidence that strategies to strengthen patient engagement are effective is substantial, argue Angela Coulter and Jo Ellins, but any strategy to reduce health inequalities must promote health literacy

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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