TY - JOUR AU - Powers, Benjamin J. AU - Olsen, Maren K. AU - Oddone, Eugene Z. AU - Thorpe, Carolyn T. AU - Bosworth, Hayden B. PY - 2008 DA - 2008/10/23 TI - Literacy and blood pressure – do healthcare systems influence this relationship? A cross-sectional study JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 219 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Limited literacy is common among patients with chronic conditions and is associated with poor health outcomes. We sought to determine the association between literacy and blood pressure in primary care patients with hypertension and to determine if this relationship was consistent across distinct systems of healthcare delivery. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-8-219 DO - 10.1186/1472-6963-8-219 ID - Powers2008 ER -