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Editorial
. 1998 Dec;13(12):850-1.
doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00250.x.

Patient literacy. A barrier to quality of care

D L Roter, R E Rudd, J Comings
Editorial

Patient literacy. A barrier to quality of care

D L Roter et al. J Gen Intern Med. 1998 Dec.
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