Published date: Dec 13 2021

Journal Title: International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine

Issue title: International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine (IJRM): Volume 19, Issue No. 11

Pages: 1025–1026

DOI: 10.18502/ijrm.v19i11.9918

Saleheh TajalliNursing Care Research Center (NCRC), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Asad Imaniimani-a@medilam.ac.irDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.

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