Health literacy impacts chance of heart failure hospitalization, study says

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 11:00 in Health & Medicine

Being able to read and understand words like anemia, hormones and seizure means a patient with heart failure may be less likely to be hospitalized, according to a new study from Emory University School of Medicine. Findings will be presented Nov. 17 at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions conference in Chicago.

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