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Quick Assessment of Literacy in Primary Care: The Newest Vital Sign

Barry D. Weiss, Mary Z. Mays, William Martz, Kelley Merriam Castro, Darren A. DeWalt, Michael P. Pignone, Joy Mockbee and Frank A. Hale
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2005, 3 (6) 514-522; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.405
Barry D. Weiss
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vol. 3 no. 6 514-522
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.405
PubMed 
16338915

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication April 30, 2005
  • Revision received July 26, 2005
  • Accepted for publication July 31, 2005
  • Published online November 29, 2005.

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  1. Barry D. Weiss, MD1,
  2. Mary Z. Mays, PhD2,
  3. William Martz, MD1,
  4. Kelley Merriam Castro, MA1,
  5. Darren A. DeWalt, MD, MPH3,
  6. Michael P. Pignone, MD, MPH3,
  7. Joy Mockbee, MD, MPH1 and
  8. Frank A. Hale, PhD1
  1. 1University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tucson, Ariz
  2. 2College of Nursing, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz
  3. 3Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Barry D. Weiss, MD, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1450 North Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719, bdweiss{at}u.arizona.edu
  1. A version of this report was presented at Medical Futures Forum, New York, NY. March 24, 2005.

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The Annals of Family Medicine Nov 2005, 3 (6) 514-522; DOI: 10.1370/afm.405

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