Why Literacy Matters
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 117 (1) , 100-103
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.117.1.100
Abstract
Research from JAMA Ophthalmology — Why Literacy Matters — Links Between Reading Ability and HealthKeywords
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