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The Role of Distributed Health Literacy in Asthma Integrated Care: A Public Medical Context from Portugal Cover

The Role of Distributed Health Literacy in Asthma Integrated Care: A Public Medical Context from Portugal

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|Jun 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3301 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 8, 2017
Accepted on: May 14, 2018
Published on: Jun 5, 2018
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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