Not Signed In - Low Literacy Increases Risk Of Death And Misunderstanding Of Medical Consent Forms
Sat, 05 Aug 2006 08:00 PM EST
... Literacy at less than a ninth-grade level almost doubles the five-year risk of mortality among elderly people, regardless of education, socioeconomic status, or health, according to a study led by a researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. [click link for full article] ...
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