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HEALTH LITERACY: Helen-Ann Brown Epstein, Column Editor

Health Literacy in Graphic Medicine: Medical Comics and Graphic Pathologies

Helen-Ann Brown EpsteinVirtua Health Sciences Library/Virtua Health, Marlton, New Jersey, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 56-62 | Published online: 09 May 2024

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