RT Journal
A1 DeWalt DA, Pignone MP
T1 Reading is fundamental: The relationship between literacy and health
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2005
FD September 26
VO 165
IS 17
SP 1943
OP 1944
DO 10.1001/archinte.165.17.1943
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.165.17.1943
AB 
Recent reports from the Institute of Medicine and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality have brought increased attention to the association between literacy and health and the potential role of literacy in disparities in health care and health outcomes.1- 3 Investigations conducted mainly during the past 15 years have found that adults with low literacy generally have less health-related knowledge, manifest poorer control of their chronic illnesses, are less likely to receive preventive health services, and are more likely to be hospitalized.1