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Patients' Perceptions of Screening for Health Literacy: Reactions to the Newest Vital Sign

Jonathan B. VanGeest School of Community Health and Policy, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Verna L. Welch Department of Health Policy and Management and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Saul J. Weiner University of Illinois at Chicago and the Veterans Affairs Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Pages 402-412 | Published online: 21 Jun 2010

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