On the Validity of the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) Scale as a Measure of Health Literacy.

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Published in Commun Methods Meas on June 18, 2013

Authors

Levent Dumenci1, Robin K Matsuyama, Laura Kuhn, Robert A Perera, Laura A Siminoff

Author Affiliations

1: Virginia Commonwealth University.

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