Nemati, Ahmad
Etemad, Leila
Dadpour, Bita
Wong, Anselm
Gholami, Mobin
Mousavi, Seyed Reza
Alizadeh Ghomsari, Anahita
Mousavi, Seyed Hadi
Ghassemi Toussi, Alireza
Kimiafar, Khalil
Ataee, Zahra
Vahabzadeh, Maryam
Talebpour, Mohammad Amin
Arasteh Nodeh, Amir Mohammad
Abavisani, Fatemeh
Moshiri, Mohammad
Article History
Received: 11 August 2025
Accepted: 18 October 2025
First Online: 27 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the ethics committee of the Research Department of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences protocol number: IR.MUMS.REC.1394.726, also is in compliance with the ethical guidelines outlined in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki.
: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects and their legal guardians or parents. Moreover, for illiterate patients, informed consent was obtained by their legal guardian or their parents. The data was anonymized through coding to protect the identities of the individuals involved.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.