Naderi, Malihe
Kordkatuli, Kosar
Makokha, Grace Naswa
Moradi, Abdolvahab https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2877-4190
Mehravar, Fatemeh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4732-8519
Hijikata, Makoto
Chayama, Kazuaki
Article History
Received: 17 October 2025
Accepted: 17 December 2025
First Online: 28 December 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in full compliance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval for the protocol was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Golestan University of Medical Sciences (approval code: IR.GOUMS.REC.1404.107). Not applicable for consenting to participate.
: All authors have given their consent for publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
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