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Volume 17, 2012 - Issue sup3: Advancing Research in Health Literacy
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Health Literacy INDEX: Development, Reliability, and Validity of a New Tool for Evaluating the Health Literacy Demands of Health Information Materials

Kimberly A. Kaphingst Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Matthew W. Kreuter Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Chris Casey Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Luisa Leme Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Tess Thompson Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Meng-Ru Cheng Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Heather Jacobsen Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Ryan Sterling Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Joy Oguntimein Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Carl Filler Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Arthur Culbert Health Literacy Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Megan Rooney Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Health Literacy Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Christy Lapka Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Pages 203-221 | Published online: 03 Oct 2012

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