eHealth literacy in chronic disease patients: An item response theory analysis of the eHealth literacy scale (eHEALS)
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eHEALS: The eHealth Literacy Scale
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عنوان ژورنال: Patient Education and Counseling
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0738-3991
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.09.008