Azizmohammad Looha, Mehdi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0700-1431
Saberi Shahrbabaki, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0578-8004
Akbari, Mohammad Esmaeil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9938-3587
Mohammadpoor, Azin https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6043-8019
Khodakarim, Soheila https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5473-999X
Article History
Received: 13 July 2025
Accepted: 4 November 2025
First Online: 5 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Approval Code: IR.SBMU.RICH.REC.1399.027). All data were de-identified prior to analysis to ensure patient confidentiality, and the study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.