Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety.

Russell L. Rothman; Shonna Yin; Shelagh Mulvaney; John Patrick T Co; Charles Homer; Carole Lannon

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Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety.

April 8, 2011

Rothman RL, Yin S, Mulvaney S, et al. Pediatrics. 2009;124 Suppl 3:S315-S326.

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This article describes how health literacy affects care for pediatric patients with chronic illnesses as well as efforts to promote safe care in this population.

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