Effective Health Communication - a Key Factor in Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic

Overview

Journal Patient Educ Couns

Publisher Elsevier

Specialties Health Services
Nursing

Date 2020 Apr 28

PMID 32336348

Citations 126

Authors

Arnstein Finset

Hayden Bosworth

Phyllis Butow

Pal Gulbrandsen

Robert L Hulsman

Arwen H Pieterse

Richard Street

Robin Tschoetschel

Julia van Weert

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