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Low literacy Chinese patients: how are they affected and how do they cope with health matters? A qualitative study

BACKGROUND: Low literacy is common in Hong Kong and China, especially among the females and the elderly. These are often the patients with the greatest health care needs. However little is known about how low literacy affects the ability of patients to obtain adequate medical care and comply with th...

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Autores principales: Lam, TP, Cheng, YH, Chan, YL
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC425585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15125781
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-4-14