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Quality of working life and organizational commitment of Iranian pre-hospital paramedic employees during the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak

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Pages 36-44 | Received 04 Sep 2018, Accepted 07 Oct 2020, Published online: 28 Feb 2021

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