Health literacy levels of British adults: a cross-sectional survey using two domains of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ)
Abstract Background A person’s health literacy determines whether they are able to make appropriate health decisions and are able to follow treatment instructions. This is important because low health literacy is associated with mortality and extra costs to the healthcare system. Our aim was to desc...
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BMC
2020-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09727-w |