The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy.

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The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy.

September 20, 2006

Kutner M, Greenberg E, Jin Y, et al. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics; 2006.

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This report provides an assessment of health literacy data analyzed for different demographic characteristics.

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