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Editorial
. 2017:2017:1298315.
doi: 10.1155/2017/1298315. Epub 2017 Jan 10.

Health Literacy, Diabetes Prevention, and Self-Management

Joanne Protheroe  1 , Gill Rowlands  2 , Bernadette Bartlam  1 , Diane Levin-Zamir  3
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Editorial

Health Literacy, Diabetes Prevention, and Self-Management

Joanne Protheroe et al. J Diabetes Res. 2017.
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