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The Health Care Experience of Patients With Low Literacy

David W. Baker, MD, MPH; Ruth M. Parker, MD; Mark V. Williams, MD; Kathryn Pitkin, MPH; Nina S. Parikh, MPH; Wendy Coates, MD; Mwalimu Imara, DMn

Arch Fam Med. 1996;5(6):329-334.


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