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The prevalence of limited health literacy

Journal of General Internal Medicine · 2005 · Vol. 20(2) · pp. 175–184

Michael K. Paasche‐Orlow✉(Boston University)Ruth M. Parker(Emory University)Julie A. Gazmararian(Emory University)Lynn Nielsen-BohlmanRima Rudd(Harvard University)

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Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Mobile Health and mHealth Applications Social Media in Health EducationMedicineHealth literacyLiteracyConfidence intervalPopulationHealth careDemographyGerontologyMEDLINEEthnic group

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Educational StatusFemaleHealth EducationHumansMaleUnited States

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