Letter to Editor

Challenges of implementing family-based dignity intervention

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/npt.v10i3.13426
Keywords
cancer family caregiver; family based dignity intervention; implementation chalanges

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Rezaei M, Seyedfatemi N, Najafi Ghezeljeh T. Challenges of implementing family-based dignity intervention. NPT. 2023;10(3):173-175.