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Do Patient Preferences for Health Information Vary by Health Literacy or Numeracy? A Qualitative Assessment

Bridget Gaglio Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Russell E. Glasgow Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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Sheana S. Bull University of Colorado, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA
Pages 109-121 | Published online: 03 Oct 2012

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