Measures to improve literacy in health matters


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To improve the population’s literacy in health matters is an important governmental problem, the solution of which includes improvement the quality of information materials, adaption of health services to the needs of a patient, and improvement of the population’s general literacy, and training health professionals.

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K. Amlaev

Stavropol State Medical University

Email: kum672002@mail.ru
Professor, MD Stavropol

Kh. Dakhkilgova

Stavropol State Medical University

Email: kum672002@mail.ru
Stavropol

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