Moulaei, Khadijeh
Mahboubi, Mohammad
Ghorbani Kalkhajeh, Sasan
Kazemi-Arpanahi, Hadi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8882-5765
Article History
Received: 15 April 2024
Accepted: 1 September 2024
First Online: 6 September 2024
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The design and performance of our study are described and justified in a research protocol. The protocol includes information regarding funding, sponsors (funded), institutional affiliations, potential conflicts of interest, incentives for subjects, and information regarding provisions for treating and/or compensating subjects who are harmed as a consequence of participation in the research study. This protocol is as follows:
: All experimental protocols were approved by the Abadan University of Medical Science ethical committee (ABADANUMS.REC.1402.129). All methods were carried out under relevant guidelines and regulations (Declaration of Helsinki). As the nature of the study is retrospective, the ethical committee of the Abadan University of Medical Sciences has waived informed consent for this study<b>.</b>