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Ghiyasvandian, Shahrzad
Zargarian, Zarrin
Akbari, Ali
Allame, Seyed Farshad
Rahimi, Sohail
Matourypour, Pegah
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Article History
Received: 14 July 2025
Accepted: 27 October 2025
First Online: 27 December 2025
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR.TUMS.MEDICINE.REC.1402.002). All procedures involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee, as well as the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its subsequent amendments. No participants under the age of 18 years were involved. Clinical trial registration: Not applicable. Informed consent was obtained from all participants after explaining the purpose, procedures, and voluntary nature of the study. Participants were assured that their personal information would remain strictly confidential, and all data were anonymized. They were also informed of their right to withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
