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The Health Literacy Skills Conceptual Framework

Squiers, L., Peinado, S., Berkman, N., Boudewyns, V., & McCormack, L. (2012). The Health Literacy Skills Conceptual Framework. Journal of Health Communication.

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Recent Publications

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Herpes zoster vaccination: Primary care provider knowledge, attitudes, and practices

December 2025
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Patient-reported outcome improvements following scalp hair regrowth among patients with Alopecia Areata: analysis of the ALLEGRO-2b/3 trial

December 2025
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Plain language summary of mortality rates of patients with Parkinson’s disease psychosis who were treated either with pimavanserin or with different second-generation (atypical) antipsychotics

December 2025
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Assets and opportunities to advance North Carolina’s agtech innovation corridor

July 2025
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In vitro biophysical and pharmacological profiling predicts in vivo efficacy of anti-carfentanil monoclonal antibodies in mice

July 2025
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A framework for the design of privacy-preserving record linkage systems

July 2025
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Evaluation of the critical warzone experiences scale among Gulf War I-era veterans: Associations with PTSD symptoms, depressive symptoms, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors

July 2025
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Life-cycle assessment of concrete production with carbon capture and carbon upcycling process

July 2025
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