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Public misperceptions on medical knowledge released
An AP report notes four of five Americans lack sufficient medical literacy to guide personal health care and policy. Only about 20 percent can read about DNA, while 90 percent think they are well informed. The NIH survey, released at an AAAS meeting, also finds doctors are trusted by 76 percent for heart health, but only 17 percent trust newspapers.
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San Francisco
Jon D. Miller
International Center For the Advancement of Science Literacy
Chicago
Miller
American Association For the Advancement of Science
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
David Chananie
Chananie