Abstract

Opinion

Health literacy as a means of empowering people

Martín Zilic, Omar Salazar* and Loreto Viveros

Published: 18 August, 2022 | Volume 6 - Issue 1 | Pages: 035-037

This article is part of a larger work carried out within the framework of a UNESCO Latin America financed Project, conducing to a publication supported by the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics of Mexico (INEGI) and Virtual Educa. The book is currently being edited for publication.

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