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Validation of self-reported health literacy questions among diverse English and Spanish-speaking populations.

Urmimala U Sarkar, Dean D Schillinger, Andrea A López, and Rebecca R Sudore

J Gen Intern Med 26(3):265-71 (2011) PMID 21057882

Limited health literacy (HL) contributes to poor health outcomes and disparities, and direct measurement is often time-intensive. Self-reported HL questions have not been validated among Spanish-speaking and diverse English-speaking populations.

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1552-1
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