The effect of progressive muscle relaxation on sleep quality and postoperative pain in patients undergoing heart valve replacement surgery

Niusha Nazari ¹ , Shahram Etemadifar ² * , Amir Mirmohammadsadeghi ³ , Hadi Raeisi Shahraki ⁴

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