Health literacy, culture, and community

Health Literacy in Context: International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 99-125

  Levin Zamir, Diane ^a,b,c   Wills, Jane ^d  

^a Clalit   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84895200869     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
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