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  1. Weiss BD, Hart G, Pust RH. The relationship between illiteracy and health. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 1991; 1:43-55.
  2. Weiss BD, Hart G, McGee D, D'Estelle S. Health status of illiterate adults: relation between literacy and health status among persons with low literacy skills. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice. 1992; 5:257-64.
  3. Weiss BD.  Identifying and communicating with patients who have poor literacy skills.  Family Medicine.  1993; 25:369-70.
  4. Weiss BD, Blanchard JS, McGee DL, Hart G, Warren B, Burgoon M, Smith KJ.  Illiteracy among Medicaid recipients and its relationship to health care costs.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.  1994; 5:99-111.
  5. Weiss BD, Reed RL, Kligman EW.  Literacy skills and communication methods of low-income older persons.  Patient Education and Counseling.  1995; 25:109-119.
  6. Weiss BD, Reed RL, Kligman EW, Abyad A.  Literacy and Performance on the Mini-Mental State Examination.  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.  1995; 43:807-810.
  7. Forster J, with Davis TC, Meldrum H, Tippy PHP, Weiss BD, Williams M.  How poor literacy leads to poor health.  Patient Care. 1996 (Oct 15): 94-127.
  8. Weiss BD, Coyne CA.  Communicating with patients who cannot read.  New England Journal of Medicine.  1997; 337:272-3
  9.  Weiss BD, Coyne C, Michielutte R, Davis TC, Meade CD, Doak LG, et al.  Communicating with patients who have limited literacy skills: Report of the National Work Group on Literacy and Health. Journal of Family Practice.  1998; 46:168-176.
  10. Davis T, Michielutte R, Askov EN, Williams MV, Weiss BD. Practical assessment of adult literacy in health care.  Health Education and Behavior.  1998; 25:613-624.
  11. Ad Hoc Committee on Health Literacy for the Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association (Parker R, Williams M, Weiss BD, et al).  Health literacy: Report of the Council on Scientific Affairs.  Journal of the American Medical Association. 1999; 281:552-557.
  12. Kellerman R, Weiss BD.  Health literacy and the JAMA Patient Page (letter).  Journal of the American Medical Association.  1999; 282:525-526.
  13. Weiss BD. Health literacy: an important issue for communicating health information to patient. Chinese Medical Journal [Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi] (Taipei).  2001; 64(11):603-8
  14. Williams MV, Davis T, Parker RM, Weiss BD. The Role of Health Literacy in Patient - Physician Communication. Family Medicine.  2002; 34:383-389.
  15. Bennet IM, Kripalani S, Weiss BD, Coyne CA. Combining cancer control information with adult literacy education: Opportunities to reach adults with limited-literacy skills. Cancer Control.  2003; 10 (Suppl): 81-83.
  16. Hahn EA, Cella D, Dobrez D, Shiomoto G, Marcus E, Taylor SG, Vohra M, Chang CH, Wright BD, Linacre JM, Weiss BD, Valenzuela V, Chiang HL, Webster K. The talking touchscreen: A new approach to outcomes assessment in low literacy. Psycho-Oncology. 2004; 13:86-95.
  17. Weiss BD, Palmer R.  Relationship between health care costs and very low literacy skills in a medically needy and indigent Medicaid population.  Journal of the American Board of Family Practice.  2004; 17:44-47.
  18. Wallace LS, Turner LW, Ballard JE, Keenum AJ, Weiss BD.  Evaluation of web-based osteoporosis educational materials. Journal of Women’s Health.  2005; 14: 936-945
  19. Weiss BD, Mays MZ, Martz W, Merriam Castro K, DeWalt D, Pignone M, Mockbee J, Hale FA..  Quick assessment of literacy in primary care: The Newest Vital Sign.  Annals of Family Medicine.  2005; 3:514-522.
  20. Wallace LS, Rogers E, Turrner L, Keenum A, Weiss BD. Suitability of over-the-counter written supplemental materials available on the Internet. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2006; 63:71-8.
  21.  Wallace LS, Rogers ES, Roskos SE, Holiday DB, Weiss BD.   Screening items to identify patients with limited health literacy skills.  Journal of General Internal Medicine.  2006; 21: 874-877
  22.  Wallace LS,  Roskos SE, Weiss BD.  Readability characteristics of consumer medication information for asthma inhalation devices.  Journal of Asthma. 2006; 43:375-8.
  23. Weiss BD, Francis L, Senf JH, Heist K, Hargraves R.  Literacy education as treatment for depression in patients with limited literacy and depression – a randomized controlled trial.  Journal of General Internal Medicine.  2006; 21:823-828.
  24. Rogers ES, Wallace LS, Weiss, BD.   Family medicine residents’ misperceptions of patients’ medical understanding:  Implications for cancer control. Cancer Control. 2006; 13:225-229.
  25. Kripalani S, Weiss BD.  Teaching about health literacy and clear communication.  Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2006; 21:880-890.
  26. 26. Katz M,  Kripalani S, Weiss BD, Use of pictorial aids in medication instructions: A review of the literature.    American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.  2006; 63:2391-2397.
  27. 27. Francis L, Weiss BD, Senf JH, Heist K, Hargraves R.  Does Literacy Education Improve Symptoms of Depression and Self-Efficacy of Individuals with Low Literacy and Depressive Symptoms? ­ A Preliminary Investigation.  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.  2007; 20:23-27.
  28. Hahn EA, Cella D, Dobrez DG, Weiss BD, Du H, Lai JS, Victorson D, Garcia SF.  The impact of literacy on health-related quality of life measurement and outcomes in cancer outpatients.  Quality of Life Research.  2007; 16:495-507
  29. Mika VS, Wood PR, Weiss BD, Treviño L.  Ask Me 3:  Improving communication in a Hispanic pediatric outpatient practice.  American Journal of Health Behavior.  2007; 31 (Suppl 1): S115-S121.
  30. Osborn CY, Skripkauskas S, Weiss BD, Davis TC, Rodriguez C, Bass PF, Wolf MS.  Measuring adult literacy in healthcare: Performance of the Newest Vital Sign.  American Journal of Health Behavior.  2007;31(Suppl 3):S36-S46
  31. Wallace LS, Keenum AJ, Roskos SE, Blake GH, Colwell ST, Weiss BD.  Suitability and readability of consumer medical information accompanying prescription medication samples. Patient Education and Counseling.  2008; 70:420-425.
  32. Roskos S, Wallace LS, Weiss BD. Readability of consumer medication information for intranasal steroid inhalers. American Journal of Health Systems Pharmacy.  2008; 65:65-68.
  33. Johnson RM, Smith P, Strauss EJ, Higgins A, Jensen DR, Weiss BD.  Breast cancer screening in an adult literacy program. Alaska Medicine.  2008; 49:126-130.
  34. Wallace LS, Rogers ES, Weiss BD.  Relationship between health literacy and health-related quality of life among Tennesseans. Tennessee Medicine.  2008; 101: 35-39
  35. Johnson K, Weiss BD.  How long does it take to assess literacy skills in clinical practice. Journal of American Board of Family Medicine.  2008; 21:211-4
  36. Ryan JG, Leguen F, Weiss BD, Albury S, Jennings T, Velez F, Salibi N.  Will patients agree to have their literacy skills assessed in clinical practice?  Health Education Research. 2008. 23:603-11
  37. Franks AS, Ray SM, Wallace LS, Keenum AJ, Weiss BD.  Do medication samples jeopardize patient safety?  Annals of Pharmacotherapy.  .  2009;43:51-56

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