Does numeracy correlate with measures of health literacy in the emergency department?

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Published in Acad Emerg Med on February 01, 2014

Authors

Richard T Griffey1, Andrew T Melson, Margaret J Lin, Christopher R Carpenter, Melody S Goodman, Kimberly A Kaphingst

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Emergency Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Washington University Institute for Public Health, St. Louis, MO.

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