Quick Assessment of Literacy in Primary Care: The Newest Vital Sign
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- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- Published by Annals of Family Medicine in Annals of Family Medicine
- Vol. 3 (6) , 514-522
- https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.405
Abstract
PURPOSE Current health literacy screening instruments for health care settings are either too long for routine use or available only in English. Our objective was to develop a quick and accurate screening test for limited literacy available in English and Spanish.Keywords
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