Document Type : Editorial

Authors

Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Highlights

Hassan Joulaei: (Google Scholar)

Neda Defaee Rad: (Google Scholar)

Keywords

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