Reducing the Risk by Designing a Safer, Shame-free Health Care Environment.

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Reducing the Risk by Designing a Safer, Shame-free Health Care Environment.

September 26, 2007

Abrams MA, Hung LL, Kashuba AB, et al. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association; 2007.

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This monograph provides background on how health literacy affects patient safety and shares strategies and tools for physicians to address the issue in their office practice.

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