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Research Article

Health literacy and cancer screening behaviors among community-dwelling female adults in Taiwan

, M.D., M.P.H.ORCID Icon, , M.D., , Ph.D.ORCID Icon, , M.D., M.P.H., , M.D., , M.D., , M.D., , M.D., , M.D., , M.D., M.P.H., , M.D. & , M.D., M.B.A. show all
Pages 408-419 | Received 12 Oct 2019, Accepted 09 Apr 2021, Published online: 26 Apr 2021

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