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Shirazi, Shima
Keshavarz, Maryam https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7776-8171
Pezaro, Sally
Amzajerdi, Azam
Jahanfar, Shayesteh
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Article History
Received: 22 November 2023
Accepted: 23 December 2024
First Online: 20 March 2025
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: The study protocol was in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the TUMS, Tehran, Iran (ethics code: 594/130/92). It was recorded in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials Center (201306082324N11) on 28/4/2014. The first sampling began on 1/06/2014. Informed written consent was obtained from all participants before the start of the study and they were fully informed about the study objectives and methodology. Moreover, the participants ensured the confidentiality of their information, and they were allowed to leave the study at any time. All participants’ information was kept in a personal file which was locked with limited access. The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines have been followed in this study.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
