Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

1 Department of Operating Room Technology, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Health management research center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Faculty of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Department of Operating Room Technology, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

5 Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

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