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Association of Health Literacy With Medication Knowledge, Adherence, and Adverse Drug Events Among Elderly Veterans

Hilary J. Mosher Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Brian C. Lund Iowa City Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Sunil Kripalani Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Peter J. Kaboli Iowa City Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 241-251 | Published online: 03 Oct 2012

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