The causes of consent to and refusal of organ donation by relatives of brain dead patients in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran; A letter to the editor

Authors

  • Zahra Sayyah Organ Donation Coordinator Nurse, Kashani Hospital, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Ira
  • Neda Parvin Lecturer, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
  • Leila Rafiee-Vardanjani <p class="Title3">Lecturer, Department of Internal-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran</p> <br />

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22122/cdj.v3i1.112

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2015-02-02

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Sayyah Z, Parvin N, Rafiee-Vardanjani L. The causes of consent to and refusal of organ donation by relatives of brain dead patients in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran; A letter to the editor. Chron Dis J. 2015;3(1):37–38.

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Letter to the Editor