title: Functional health literacy: improving health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut 06105, USA.
authors.forename: Allen L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hixon
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004522:Educational Status; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations