Ghonchehpour, Asma https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0668-7072
Forouzi, Mansooreh Azizzadeh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9327-4937
Dehghan, Mahlagha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4205-829X
Ahmadi, Atefeh https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5366-9849
Okou, Gloria
Tirgari, Batool https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0572-5233
Article History
Received: 15 December 2022
Accepted: 19 April 2023
First Online: 21 April 2023
Declarations
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: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations of Kerman University of Medical Sciences. The Kerman University of Medical Sciences Ethics committee approved this project IR.KMU.REC.1400.543 and IRCT20211220053460N1 (Registration date: 22-12-2021). After approval, permission was issued to the management of the thalassemia centers in Kerman. The oral information, including the goals and objectives of the study, the confidentiality and anonymity of the data, and that the participants were free to withdraw from the study at any time, were provided by the researcher. Then written informed consent was taken individual from all subjects.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.