Motamedi, Marjan
Shaabani, Niloofar
Jabrodini, Ahmad
Shafiekhani, Mojtaba
Yazdanpanah, Somayeh
Eghtedarnejad, Esmaeil
Amirzadeh, Neda
Funding for this research was provided by:
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (25661)
Article History
Received: 5 October 2025
Accepted: 27 April 2026
First Online: 6 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with national regulations for medical research in Iran and the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The protocol was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (IR.SUMS.MED.REC.1401.125). As this retrospective study was based on existing medical records, the requirement for informed consent was waived by the Ethics Committee.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.