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The meaning and the measure of health literacy
Journal of General Internal Medicine · 2006 · Vol. 21(8) · pp. 878–883
David W. Baker✉(Northwestern University)
Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsText Readability and SimplificationHealth literacyFluencyMedicineReading (process)Meaning (existential)Construct (python library)Test (biology)LiteracyHealth carePlain language
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Educational MeasurementEducational StatusHealthHealth EducationHumansModels, Educational
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