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. 2003 Nov 1;94(6):405–407. doi: 10.1007/BF03405074

Literacy and Health in Canada: Is it Really a Problem?

L’équation «littératie-santé» au Canada: s’agit-il vraiment d’un problème?

Irving Rootman 11,21
PMCID: PMC6979967  PMID: 14700236

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