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Estimating Health Literacy in Family Medicine Clinics in Metropolitan Detroit: A MetroNet Study

Kendra L. Schwartz, Monina Bartoces, Kimberly Campbell-Voytal, Patricia West, Joseph Monsur, Ashleigh Sartor and Anne Victoria Neale
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2013, 26 (5) 566-570; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.05.130052
Kendra L. Schwartz
From the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (KLS, MB, KC-V, AVN) and the Office of Research Compliance (JM), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; the St. John Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, St. Clair Shores, MI (PW), and private practice at Altitude Family and Internal Medicine, Lakewood, CO (AS).
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Monina Bartoces
From the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (KLS, MB, KC-V, AVN) and the Office of Research Compliance (JM), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; the St. John Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, St. Clair Shores, MI (PW), and private practice at Altitude Family and Internal Medicine, Lakewood, CO (AS).
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Kimberly Campbell-Voytal
From the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (KLS, MB, KC-V, AVN) and the Office of Research Compliance (JM), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; the St. John Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, St. Clair Shores, MI (PW), and private practice at Altitude Family and Internal Medicine, Lakewood, CO (AS).
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Patricia West
From the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (KLS, MB, KC-V, AVN) and the Office of Research Compliance (JM), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; the St. John Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, St. Clair Shores, MI (PW), and private practice at Altitude Family and Internal Medicine, Lakewood, CO (AS).
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Joseph Monsur
From the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (KLS, MB, KC-V, AVN) and the Office of Research Compliance (JM), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; the St. John Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, St. Clair Shores, MI (PW), and private practice at Altitude Family and Internal Medicine, Lakewood, CO (AS).
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Ashleigh Sartor
From the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (KLS, MB, KC-V, AVN) and the Office of Research Compliance (JM), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; the St. John Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, St. Clair Shores, MI (PW), and private practice at Altitude Family and Internal Medicine, Lakewood, CO (AS).
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Anne Victoria Neale
From the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (KLS, MB, KC-V, AVN) and the Office of Research Compliance (JM), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; the St. John Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, St. Clair Shores, MI (PW), and private practice at Altitude Family and Internal Medicine, Lakewood, CO (AS).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2013, 26 (5) 566-570; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.05.130052
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