COVID-19: health literacy is an underestimated problem

The Lancet Public Health · Published 2020-05-01 · Available online 14 Apr 2020 · Journal article · DOI 10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30086-4 · Cited by 634 (Crossref)

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Leena Paakkari, Orkan Okan

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Volume

5

Issue

5

Pages

e249-e250

Year

2020

Citation

Paakkari, L., Okan, O. (2020). COVID-19: health literacy is an underestimated problem. The Lancet Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30086-4

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