Mousavian, Amir-Hossein
Sadeghi, Anahita
Kasaeian, Amir
Rayatpisheh, Maryam
Nikfam, Sepideh
Malek, Marziyeh
Malekzadeh, Reza
Nasseri-Moghaddam, Siavosh
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Medical Research Development (NIMAD), Tehran, Iran (97140, 97140, 97140, 97140, 97140, 97140, 97140, 97140)
Article History
Received: 8 February 2025
Accepted: 26 May 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences approved the study (Ethical number: IR.TUMS.MEDICINE.REC.1395.1820). The patients provided their written informed consent to participate in this study. All research was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and informed consent was obtained from all participants. No individual data is reported and all authors are committed to protecting patients’ data recruited in this study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors assert that the research was steered in the absence of a commercial or financial relationships that could be interpreted as a potential conflict of interest.