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Literacy and health outcomes

Is adherence the missing link?

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    Michael P. Pignone MD, MPH & Darren A. DeWalt MD, MPH

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Pignone, M.P., DeWalt, D.A. Literacy and health outcomes. J GEN INTERN MED 21, 896–897 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00545.x

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