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Health Literacy Instrument in Family Medicine: The “Newest Vital Sign” Ease of Use and Correlates

Lisa Ciccarelli Shah, Patricia West, Katazryna Bremmeyr and Ruth T. Savoy-Moore
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2010, 23 (2) 195-203; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.02.070278
Lisa Ciccarelli Shah
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