Farhadi, Keyvan
Zomorodi, Abolfazl Rafati
Hassannezhad, Mohammadhassan
Mohebi, Samane
Motamedifar, Mohammad
Kasraian, Leila
Article History
Received: 12 September 2024
Accepted: 14 August 2025
First Online: 21 October 2025
Declarations
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: The Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences gave their approval for this study with the code number IR.SUMS.MED.REC.1400.090. The informed consent was signed by each participant. Parents or legal guardians provided informed permission for individuals under the age of sixteen. We adhered to all of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki’s ethical guidelines for doing research on human subjects in medicine. Participants received assurances that the confidentiality of their data will be protected by Iran’s data protection laws during processing.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
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