Nayel, Amira A. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7356-9287
Hamdy, Noha A. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4606-8567
Massoud, Tamer H. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6660-1664
Mohamed, Nelly M. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9073-5032
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 29 June 2023
Revised: 12 December 2023
Accepted: 23 December 2023
First Online: 19 January 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of 1964, and its later amendments. All subjects or guardians provided informed consent to participate in the study and for publication. The study was conducted after approval from the Faculty of Medicine Institutional Review Board of the Ethics Committee, Alexandria University (FWA NO: 00018699), unique protocol ID: 0106991.
: All authors declare that they have no competing interests, have no funding sources, no affiliations or financial involvement with any organization with a financial interest or conflict with the subject matter discussed in the manuscript.
: We received no medical writing or editorial assistance.
: All authors read and approved the final manuscript and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
: We thank the study participants for their involvement in the study.
: Authors confirm that there was no prior presentation of any material from the manuscript at conferences.