Outsourcing in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences; a before and after study

Omid Barati1, Maryam Najibi2, Ali Reza Yusefi2, Hajar Dehghan1, Sajad Delavari1
1Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2Health Services Management, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

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