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eHealth literacy, internet use and health-related behaviour among health sciences students: a cross sectional study

Blanca Rueda-Medinaa Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain;b Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs. GRANADA, Granada, SpainView further author information
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Jose Luis Gómez-Urquizaa Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainView further author information
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Antonio Casas-Barragánc Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Granada, Granada, SpainView further author information
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Sonia Toledano-Morenoc Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Granada, Granada, SpainView further author information
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María Encarnación Aguilar-Ferrándizb Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs. GRANADA, Granada, Spain;c Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Granada, Granada, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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María Correa-Rodrígueza Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain;b Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs. GRANADA, Granada, SpainView further author information
Pages 143-152 | Received 05 Aug 2020, Accepted 05 Dec 2022, Published online: 13 Jan 2023

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