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Health literacy and the risk of hospital admission

Journal of General Internal Medicine · 1998 · Vol. 13(12) · pp. 791–798
David W. BakerRuth M. ParkerMark V. WilliamsW. Scott Clark
Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityHealthcare Systems and TechnologyText Readability and SimplificationMedicineHealth literacyOdds ratioLiteracySocioeconomic statusProspective cohort studyConfidence intervalPublic hospitalLogistic regressionPopulation

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AdolescentAdultEducational StatusFemaleGeorgiaHealth EducationHospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsUrban Population
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