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The Contribution of Health Literacy to Disparities in Self-Rated Health Status and Preventive Health Behaviors in Older Adults

Ian M. Bennett, Jing Chen, Jaleh S. Soroui and Sheida White
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2009, 7 (3) 204-211; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.940
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vol. 7 no. 3 204-211
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.940
PubMed 
19433837

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication March 22, 2008
  • Revision received August 3, 2008
  • Accepted for publication September 15, 2008
  • Published online May 11, 2009.

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  1. Ian M. Bennett, MD, PhD1,2,3,
  2. Jing Chen, PhD4,
  3. Jaleh S. Soroui, MLS4 and
  4. Sheida White, PhD5
  1. 1Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  2. 2Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  3. 3Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  4. 4American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC
  5. 5National Center for Education Statistics, US Department of Education, Washington, DC
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Ian Bennett, MD, PhD, 2nd Floor, Gates Pavilion, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, ian.bennett{at}uphs.upenn.edu

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