Validation of eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) on Sri Lankan population of working age
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عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2579-1990
DOI: 10.4038/sljm.v29i2.166