Subject Areas : Report of Health Care
Alireza Yousefy
1
(Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education, Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran)
Habibalah Rezaei
2
(PhD Candidate in Medical Education, Medical Education Department, Education Development Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran)
Amin Beigzadeh
3
(PhD Candidate of Medical Education, Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran)
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Abstract :
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