Lourdes Marie S Tejero, Kathryn Lizbeth L Siongco, Paul Adrian V Pinlac, Kim Carmela D Co, Ma Carmen C Tolabing
Associations of functional health literacy with socioeconomic and demographic status among Filipinos
BMC public health
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