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Master of Public Health

Association of Health Literacy With Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery.

AUTHORS

Wright JP , Edwards GC , Goggins K , Tiwari V , Maiga A , Moses K , Kripalani S , Idrees K , . JAMA surgery. 2017 10 4; ().
  • NIHMSID: 101589553

ABSTRACT

Low health literacy is known to adversely affect health outcomes in patients with chronic medical conditions. To our knowledge, the association of health literacy with postoperative outcomes has not been studied in-depth in a surgical patient population.

Low health literacy is known to adversely affect health outcomes in patients with chronic medical conditions. To our knowledge, the association of health literacy with postoperative outcomes has not been studied in-depth in a surgical patient population.

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