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geminian68

16-03-2012 03:05

Poor literacy 'increases early death risk for elderly'

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One in three adults aged over 65 in England have difficulty understanding basic health-related information, suggests a study in the BMJ.

They are more than twice as likely to die within five years as adults with no literacy problems, it was found.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17381926

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