title: Health literacy: improving patient understanding.
authors.affiliation: Geriatrics Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Oates
authors.forename: Rebecca A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Silliman
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003144:Communication Barriers; D032882:Comprehension; D003657:Decision Making; D004522:Educational Status; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006302:Health Services Research; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation; D018579:Patient Selection; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011379:Prognosis