Iranshahi, Saeideh
Arab, Maliheh
Arabgol, Fariba
Shekarriz-Foumani, Reza
Nouri, Nasim
Ghavami, Behnaz
Article History
Received: 18 May 2024
Accepted: 9 August 2025
First Online: 12 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (Ethical code: IR.SBMU.MSP.REC.1401.495) and was conducted in compliance with the 2000 Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study. Participant confidentiality was strictly maintained throughout the research process.
: All participants were informed about the purpose of the study and consented to the publication of the research findings in a collective and anonymized format.
: The authors declare no competing interests.