Evidence does not support clinical screening of literacy

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 100-102

  Paasche Orlow, Michael K ^a   Wolf, Michael S ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical care; Communication; Health literacy; Literacy; Patient; Screening

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 37749040283     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0447-2     Document Type: Review

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