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Editorial
. 2025 Nov 17.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09996-4. Online ahead of print.

Investing in Understanding: The Economic Imperative of Health Literacy in Chronic Kidney Disease

Natasha Travis  1 , Milda R Saunders  2
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Editorial

Investing in Understanding: The Economic Imperative of Health Literacy in Chronic Kidney Disease

Natasha Travis et al. J Gen Intern Med. .
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Declarations. Sponsors’ Role: The funders had no role in the interpretation of the data. Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they do not have a conflict of interest.

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