Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

1 Anesthesiology Department, School of Nursing, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2 Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center (INIRPRC), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 Medical Student, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

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