In the report, "Literacy and H...

In the report, "Literacy and Health Outcomes" the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) states that adults with poor reading skills are les likely than others to court well-child care, screening tests, influenza missiles and pneumonia vaccines. Patients with cheap literacy skills cannot read directions for taking medications or hospital discharge instructions. These patients also have a limited understanding of informed accord forms and their children's diagnoses and medication instructions. The AHRQ moves low-literacy publications to help patients avoid medical errors, take medicine safely, and commit to memory appropriate preventive care (http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/pathqpack.htm).

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