Health Literacy

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Health Literacy

A measure of a person’s ability to understand health-related information and make informed decisions about that information. Health literacy includes interpreting prescriptions and following self care instructions

health literacy

Health care A measure of a person's ability to understand health-related information and make informed decisions about that information; HL includes interpreting prescriptions and following self care insturctions. Cf Literacy.

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