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. 2020 May;5(5):e249-e250.
doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30086-4. Epub 2020 Apr 14.

COVID-19: health literacy is an underestimated problem

Leena Paakkari  1 , Orkan Okan  2
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COVID-19: health literacy is an underestimated problem

Leena Paakkari et al. Lancet Public Health. 2020 May.
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