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Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults.
Marvanova M, Roumie CL, Eden SK, Cawthon C, Schnipper JL, Kripalani S. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:488-493.
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Lower health literacy, cognitive impairment, and polypharmacy were all associated with lower understanding of medication purpose and dosing, in this study conducted at two teaching hospitals.
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