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Physician Communication Performance among Standardized Patients and Patients with Limited Health Literacy
- In: Health Literacy & Cancer Prevention No. 22
- By: Harden-Barrios J
- Published: 5/1/2012
Limited health literacy is associated with misunderstandings about cancer susceptibility and benefits of early detection and low adherence to cancer screening.
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