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Impact of low health literacy on healthcare utilization in individuals with cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes and mental disorders. A Danish population-based 4-year follow-up study

BACKGROUND: Previous research from the USA has shown that low health literacy is associated with higher hospitalization rates and higher rates of emergency service use. However, studies in a European context using more comprehensive health literacy definitions are lacking. The aim was to study the i...

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Autores principales: Friis, Karina, Pedersen, Marie Hauge, Aaby, Anna, Lasgaard, Mathias, Maindal, Helle Terkildsen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7536249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32335677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa064