Help your patient "get" what you just said: a health literacy guide.

Michelle A. Roett; Lois Wessel

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Help your patient "get" what you just said: a health literacy guide.

June 13, 2012

Roett MA, Wessel L. J Family Pract. 2012;61(4):190-196.

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This commentary describes strategies to help health care providers improve communication with patients who have limited health literacy.

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