Strong Association of Health Literacy With Functional Status Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Studies linking health literacy to outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been underpowered and have not adequately accounted for confounders. We examined the association of health literacy with functional status in 6,052 subjects participating in a prospective observational study, controlling for numerous important covariates.

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