Misunderstanding of prescription drug warning labels among patients with low literacy
- 1 June 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
- Vol. 63 (11), 1048-1055
- https://doi.org/10.2146/ajhp050469
Abstract
Purpose. The common causes for misunderstanding prescription drug warning labels (PWLs) among adults with low literacy were studied.Keywords
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