[NIFL-HEALTH:3438] Re: Providers assessing literacy level-- W

From: Sandra Smith (sandras@u.washington.edu)
Date: Mon Oct 29 2001 - 11:34:27 EST


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'lpbml' writes:  .."important details may be eliminated to meet the needs of
the uneducated patient."

When important details are eliminated, the needs of the patient are not met,
and the simplification is not well done. Less information is not the same as
simplified information.

Sandra Smith, MPH CHES
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National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families
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