Health literacy as a means of empowering people

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Submitted: August 4, 2022
Published: Aug 18, 2022
DOI: 10.29328/journal.afns.1001035

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Martín Zilic
MAHAN Trust, Mahatma Gandhi Tribal Hospital, Karmgram, Utavali, Tahsil, Dharni, Amaravati, Maharashtra, India
Omar Salazar
MAHAN Trust, Mahatma Gandhi Tribal Hospital, Karmgram, Utavali, Tahsil, Dharni, Amaravati, Maharashtra, India
Loreto Viveros
MAHAN Trust, Mahatma Gandhi Tribal Hospital, Karmgram, Utavali, Tahsil, Dharni, Amaravati, Maharashtra, India

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Zilic, M., Salazar, O., & Viveros, L. (2022). Health literacy as a means of empowering people. Archives of Food and Nutritional Science, 6(1), 035–037. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.afns.1001035
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