Understanding the health literacy of America: Results of the national assessment of adult literacy

Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-32

  Cutilli, Carolyn Crane ^a   Bennett, Ian M ^b  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 70349212532     PISSN: 07446020     EISSN: 1542538X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NOR.0000345852.22122.d6     Document Type: Article

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