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The Safe Use Initiative and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary (2010)
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The Safe Use Initiative and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary

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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

This project was supported by contracts between the National Academy of Sciences, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, and the Missouri Health Foundation (09-0290-HL-09).

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-309-15931-9

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Suggested citation: IOM (Institute of Medicine). 2010. The Safe Use Initiative and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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