Bahrami, Mahdie
Heidarifard, Solmaz
Momeni, Maryam
Yousefi, Bahare
Shafiei Kisomi, Zahra
Amerzadeh, Mohammad
Article History
Received: 19 July 2025
Accepted: 27 January 2026
First Online: 3 February 2026
Declarations
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: The Ethical Committee of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences (QUMS)- Iran approved this study. Ethical code: IR.QUMS.REC. 1400.236. The Ethical Committee approved all experimental protocols. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: We provided the participants or their legal guardian(s) with an information sheet, reassured them about anonymity, freedom to withdraw, confidentiality and explained the study’s purpose, and obtained their informed consent form.”
: The authors declare no competing interests.