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. 2022 Mar;18(3):135-136.
doi: 10.1038/s41581-021-00534-z.

The perils of misinformation: when health literacy goes awry

Peter J Schulz  1 , Kent Nakamoto  2   3
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The perils of misinformation: when health literacy goes awry

Peter J Schulz et al. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Growing patient empowerment and the deluge of health information and misinformation have highlighted the importance of health literacy. Unfortunately, public information and literacy programmes often fail to counter the effect of misinformation. Successfully countering misinformation presents distinctive challenges beyond patient education, and may require trust built on collaborative patient–clinician relationships.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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