Health Literacy Interventions and Outcomes: An Updated Systematic Review.

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Health Literacy Interventions and Outcomes: An Updated Systematic Review.

April 13, 2011

Berkman ND, Sheridan SL, Donahue KE, et al. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 199. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 11-E006.

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This evidence report updates a 2004 study to reveal how health literacy affects health outcomes.

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