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Editorial
. 2003 Nov-Dec;94(6):405-7, 412.
doi: 10.1007/BF03405074.

Literacy and health in Canada: is it really a problem?

[Article in English, French]
Irving Rootman
Editorial

Literacy and health in Canada: is it really a problem?

[Article in English, French]
Irving Rootman. Can J Public Health. 2003 Nov-Dec.
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