Sadeghi, Zahra
Jazayeri, Seyed Mohammad
Pirkooh, Angila Ataei
Foroushani, Abbas Rahimi
Yarandi, Fariba
Alebouyeh, Masoud
Bakhtiari, Ronak
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (70494)
Article History
Received: 10 September 2025
Accepted: 17 January 2026
First Online: 24 February 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests
: This study was authorized by the Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran’s Ethics Committees (IR.TUMS.SPH.REC.1401.073). Every patient who participated in the study signed an informed consent form. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.