Bahadoran, Zahra
Nozari, Zahra
Azizi, Fereidoun
Article History
Received: 25 October 2025
Accepted: 18 February 2026
First Online: 25 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the ethics research council of the Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. The study was conducted in accordance with the guidelines outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: The authors declare no competing interests.