Jafari, Erfaneh
Pourakbari, Babak
Asadi Karam, Mohammad Reza
Azizian, Reza
Sotoudeh Anvari, Maryam
Mamishi, Setareh
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Article History
Received: 27 October 2025
Accepted: 4 February 2026
First Online: 6 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The Ethics Committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences approved the sampling protocols (IR.TUMS.CHMC.REC.1402.136), and written informed consent was secured from the parents or guardians of the patients before the data collection began.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.