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Limited literacy and mortality in the elderly

Journal of General Internal Medicine · 2006 · Vol. 21(8) · pp. 806–812

Rebecca L. Sudore✉(University of California, San Francisco)Kristine Yaffe(University of California, San Francisco)Suzanne Satterfield(University of Tennessee Health Science Center)Tamara B. Harris(Zimmer Biomet (United States))Kala M. Mehta(San Francisco VA Medical Center)Eleanor M. Simonsick(National Institute on Aging)Anne B. Newman(University of Pittsburgh)Caterina Rosano(National Institute on Aging)Ronica Rooks(Kent State University)Susan M. Rubin(San Francisco VA Medical Center)Hilsa N. Ayonayon(University of California, San Francisco)Dean Schillinger(University of California, San Francisco)

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Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Mobile Health and mHealth Applications Technology Use by Older AdultsMedicineHealth literacyLiteracyGerontologyHazard ratioDemographyProspective cohort studyPsychosocialDementiaPopulation

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AgedAged, 80 and overAgingBody CompositionEducational StatusFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealthHealth StatusHumansHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeMaleMortalityProspective StudiesRisk Factors

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