Beheshti Nasab, Maryam
Bahmaei, Hadis
Askari, Saeedeh
Mazalzadeh, Fakhriyeh
Marvdani, Atosa
Najafian, Mahin
Iravani, Mina
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (330097241)
Article History
Received: 29 September 2025
Accepted: 10 November 2025
First Online: 5 December 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved with prior ethical approval from the Ethics Committee of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran (Ref ID: IR.AJUMS.REC.1399.085; date: April 18, 2020). Anonymity of participants was guaranteed by anonymous medical records and overall data security. As this was a retrospective review of anonymized medical records, the requirement for individual informed consent was waived by the ethics committee.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.