Short, subjective measures of numeracy and general health literacy in an adult emergency department.

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Published in Acad Emerg Med on November 01, 2011

Authors

Candace McNaughton1, Kenneth A Wallston, Russell L Rothman, David E Marcovitz, Alan B Storrow

Author Affiliations

1: Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA. candace.mcnaughton@vanderbilt.edu

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