Improving the quality of chronic disease management for populations with low functional health literacy: A call to action

Disease Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 103-109

  Schillinger, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MODEL; READING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034765132     PISSN: 1093507X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10935070152596025     Document Type: Article

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