Rahimi, Fatemeh
Zarvani, Ashraf
Fayedeh, Farzad
Sharifi-Razavi, Athena
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Article History
Received: 25 May 2025
Accepted: 18 August 2025
First Online: 29 September 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (Ethics approval code: IR.MAZUMS.REC.1403.20179). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or their legal guardians prior to enrollment. The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki ( ).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.