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Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons.

Baker DW, Wolf MS, Feinglass J, et al. Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(14):1503-9.

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July 31, 2008
Baker DW, Wolf MS, Feinglass J, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(14):1503-9.
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This prospective cohort study found increased mortality among elderly persons with poor health literacy, even after adjusting for confounding factors. Poor health literacy has previously been linked to inability to understand prescription drug labels.

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Baker DW, Wolf MS, Feinglass J, et al. Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(14):1503-9.