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Evaluating the level of professional moral courage of pre-hospital emergency staff in the management of patients with COVID-19

Fatemeh Aliakbari
1
,
Mohammad Heidari
1
,
Sadegh Heydarpoor
2
,
Salman Yadollahi
2
,
Rahim Ali Sheikhi
1

1.
Community-Oriented Nursing Midwifery Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
2.
Disaster and Emergency Medical Management Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2021; 23(4): 406–411
Online publish date: 2021/12/30
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