Rafiemanesh, Hosein https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6752-7005
Barikro, Negin
Karimi, Somayeh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0783-5679
Sotoodehnia, Mehran https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4269-1068
Jalali, Alireza https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8729-7596
Baratloo, Alireza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4383-7738
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences (98-01-30-41417)
Article History
Received: 20 July 2022
Accepted: 17 May 2023
First Online: 24 May 2023
Declarations
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: The study proposal was approved by the ethical committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR.TUMS.MEDICINE.REC.1398.164). All methods were performed in accordance with the ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects (Declaration of Helsinki). Informed consent was obtained from all the participants or their legal guardian. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines. No additional costs were imposed to the patients or the health system.
: Not Applicable’ for this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.