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How the stigma of low literacy can impair patient-professional spoken interactions and affect health: insights from a qualitative investigation

BACKGROUND: Low literacy is a significant problem across the developed world. A considerable body of research has reported associations between low literacy and less appropriate access to healthcare services, lower likelihood of self-managing health conditions well, and poorer health outcomes. There...

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Autores principales: Easton, Phyllis, Entwistle, Vikki A, Williams, Brian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23958036
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-319