Some considerations on the Latin American oral health literacy.

  • Cecilia María Martínez-Delgado Universidad de Antioquia and Universidad CES, Medellin.

Author Biography

Cecilia María Martínez-Delgado, Universidad de Antioquia and Universidad CES, Medellin.

Editor de Journal of Oral Research.

Asesor en Metodología de la Investigación.

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Published
2016-03-30
How to Cite
MARTÍNEZ-DELGADO, Cecilia María. Some considerations on the Latin American oral health literacy.. Journal of Oral Research, [S.l.], v. 5, n. 2, p. 59-60, mar. 2016. ISSN 0719-2479. Available at: <https://www.joralres.com/index.php/JOralRes/article/view/joralres.2016.012>. Date accessed: 04 may 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.17126/joralres.2016.012.
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Letters to the Editor