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Editorial
. 2020 Aug;19(6):458-461.
doi: 10.1177/1474515120941307. Epub 2020 Jul 15.

Accelerated importance of eHealth literacy in the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond

Gunhild Brørs  1   2 , Cameron D Norman  3   4 , Tone M Norekvål  2   5   6
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Editorial

Accelerated importance of eHealth literacy in the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond

Gunhild Brørs et al. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; eHealth; eHealth literacy; health literacy; quarantine.

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Figure 1.
eHealth Literacy Lily model in a coronavirus (COVID-19) context. Adapted from Norman and Skinner.
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