David W. Baker|Ruth M. Parker|Mark Williams|William S. Clark|Joanne R. Nurss
The relationship of patient reading ability to self-reported health and use of health services.
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objectives study examined relationship functional health literacy selfreported health use health services methods patients presenting two large urban public hospitals atlanta ga torrance calif administered health literacy test overall health use health care services 3 months preceding visit results patients inadequate functional health literacy likely patients adequate literacy report health poor number years school completed less strongly associated selfreported health literacy related regular source care physician visits patients atlanta inadequate literacy likely patients adequate literacy report hospitalization previous year conclusions low literacy strongly associated selfreported poor health closely associated selfreported health number years school completed