Letter To The Editor
The COVID-19 pandemic and death anxiety in the elderly
Fatemeh Khademi,
Siamak Moayedi,
Mohamad Golitaleb,
Najmeh karbalaie,
Fatemeh Khademi
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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Mohamad Golitaleb
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
Correspondence: Mohamad Golitaleb, Basij Square, Arak, Iran, Postal code/P.O. Box: 3848176941. Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorNajmeh karbalaie
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorFatemeh Khademi,
Siamak Moayedi,
Mohamad Golitaleb,
Najmeh karbalaie,
Fatemeh Khademi
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorSiamak Moayedi
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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Mohamad Golitaleb
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
Correspondence: Mohamad Golitaleb, Basij Square, Arak, Iran, Postal code/P.O. Box: 3848176941. Email: [email protected], [email protected]
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Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
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