Fallah, Farnoush https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9930-2871
Mahdavi, Reza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5444-2395
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Vice-Chancellor, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (59360, 59360)
Article History
Accepted: 13 January 2025
First Online: 8 February 2025
Declarations
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: The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. The study protocol was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Research Vice-Chancellor of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran (IR.TBZMED.REC.1396.747). All participants provided written informed consent prior to commencing the study.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.