[Midwives, vaccines and health literacy: an underexplored relationship?].

Gac Sanit

National Institute for Health Research, Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Healthcare, Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College London, Londres, Reino Unido.

Published: March 2018


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