title: Health literacy: an ethical responsibility. Mitigating the negative impact of low health literacy is an ethical imperative.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Healthcare Advancement, 501 S. Idaho St., Ste. 300, La Habra, CA 90631, USA.
authors.forename: Gloria G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Villaire
mesh_terms: D004989:Ethics; D006266:Health Education / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States