Rafiyan, Mahdi
Azadchehr, Mohammad Javad
Masoudi-Alavi, Negin
Hajrezaie, Fatemeh
Mianehsaz, Elaheh
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Article History
Received: 16 September 2025
Accepted: 17 March 2026
First Online: 23 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The research protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Kashan University of Medical Sciences (reference no. IR.KAUMS.MEDNT.REC.1400.138). This study was performed in accordance with all relevant guidelines and regulations. All participants were 18 years of age or older and provided written informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. The consent forms are available from the corresponding author and can be provided to the editor upon reasonable request. The manuscript does not contain any individual person’s data in any form (including individual details, images, or videos); therefore, consent for publication is not applicable.
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