Khorrami-Nejad, Masoud
Akbari, Mohamad Reza
Masoomian, Babak
Qahtan, Hassan
Daneshvar, Kimia
Mirmohmmadsadeghi, Arash
Article History
Received: 30 August 2024
Accepted: 3 September 2026
First Online: 15 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with established ethical principles. The guidelines from the Declaration of Helsinki were adhered to throughout all phases of examination. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study. Additionally, the research protocol received approval from the Institutional Review Board of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, with the reference number IR.TUMS.FNM.REC.1402.055.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.