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Low Health Literacy is Associated with Frailty and Reduced Likelihood of Liver Transplant Listing

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Low Health Literacy is Associated with Frailty and Reduced Likelihood of Liver Transplant Listing Liver Transplantation The effect of low health literacy on outcomes in end‐stage liver disease is largely unknown. The association of low HL on clinical outcomes was investigated in a prospective cohort of outpatients with ESLD undergoing liver transplant evaluation. From 2014‐2017, 276 patients underwent LT evaluation with assessments of liver disease severity, medical and psychosocial comorbidities, physical frailty, and malnutrition. READ MORE

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