Health literacy and communication quality in health care organizations.

Matthew Wynia; Chandra Y Osborn

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Health literacy and communication quality in health care organizations.

November 24, 2010

Wynia M, Osborn CY. J Health Commun. 2010;15 Suppl 2:102-15.

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In this multicenter study, patients with limited health literacy consistently reported dissatisfaction with the communication they received from health care providers.

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