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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
Volume 16, 2009 - Issue 4
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The Associations of Patient Demographic Characteristics and Health Information Recall: The Mediating Role of Health Literacy

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Pages 419-432 | Received 04 Jun 2008, Accepted 23 Dec 2008, Published online: 21 Jun 2009

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