Newspaper/Magazine Article A silent epidemic. Citation Text: Boodman SG. Washington Post. February 20, 2007. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL March 7, 2007 Boodman SG. Washington Post. February 20, 2007. View more articles from the same authors. This article discusses problems associated with low health literacy and several efforts to address the issue. Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Boodman SG. Washington Post. February 20, 2007. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Five simple steps to avoid becoming a medical mystery. December 14, 2016 What a doctor may miss by reaching for the MRI first. May 28, 2014 The pain of wrong site surgery. July 6, 2011 Medical mystery: alcoholism didn’t cause man’s diabetes and cirrhosis. June 29, 2011 Shifting the risks at night. 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