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Health Literacy among Medically Underserved: The Role of Demographic Factors, Social Influence, and Religious Beliefs

Shannon M. ChristyDivision of Population Science, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA;Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA;Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Clement K. GwedeDivision of Population Science, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA;Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1630-7333View further author information
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Steven K. SuttonDivision of Population Science, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA;Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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Enmanuel ChavarriaUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, Brownsville, Texas, USAView further author information
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Stacy N. DavisDepartment of Health Education and Behavioral Science, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, New Jersey, USAView further author information
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Rania AbdullaDivision of Population Science, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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Chitra RavindraFlorida Department of Health Pinellas County, St. Petersburg, Florida, USAView further author information
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Ida SchultzPremier Community HealthCare Group, Inc., Dade City, Florida, USAView further author information
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Richard RoetzheimMorsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA;Division of Population Science, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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Cathy D. MeadeDivision of Population Science, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA;Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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Pages 923-931 | Published online: 10 Nov 2017

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