Research ArticleOriginal Research

Do Subjective Measures Improve the Ability to Identify Limited Health Literacy in a Clinical Setting?

Melody S. Goodman, Richard T. Griffey, Christopher R. Carpenter, Melvin Blanchard and Kimberly A. Kaphingst
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2015, 28 (5) 584-594; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.05.150037

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