Sbaity, Eman
Ramadan, Nagham
Slim, Ali
Diab, Tasnim
Kazarian, Houry
Tarhini, Ali
Charafeddine, Maya
Ghazeeri, Ghina
Bazarbachi, Ali
El Cheikh, Jean
El Saghir, Nagi S.
Assi, Hazem I. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8483-0938
Funding for this research was provided by:
Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut (Medical Practice Plan (MPP))
Article History
Received: 23 January 2025
Accepted: 18 March 2025
First Online: 31 March 2025
Declarations
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: This prospective study involving human participants complied with the ethical standards of both the institutional and national research committees, as well as the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or equivalent ethical guidelines. The study received approval from the Institutional Review Board at the American University of Beirut (study protocol ID, SBS-2018–0230) before data collection began. Written consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. The information collected was fully anonymous, serially coded, and will remain confidential after the study concludes.
: The authors declare no competing interests.