Document is current
Any future updates will be listed below
-
Authors
Jaoude, Layane Bou
Bal, Mark
Chidiac, Lorenzo
Al-Mir, Mohamad
Lamah, Elsa
Yammine, Jeffrey
Wehbe, Mohamad
Antoun, Chadi
Sabalbal, Ahmad
Baroud, Evelyne
Talih, Farid
-
Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
University Research Board, American University of Beirut
- License Information
-
More Information
Article History
Received: 17 October 2025
Accepted: 2 January 2026
First Online: 10 January 2026
Declarations
:
: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) under protocol number SBS-2022-0338. All procedures involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the Institutional Review Board of the AUBMC and with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Written informed consent was obtained from parents or legal guardians, and verbal or written assent was obtained from all participating children prior to inclusion. Participation was entirely voluntary, and confidentiality was maintained throughout the study.
: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain any individual person’s data in any form (including individual details, images, or videos).
: The authors declare no competing interests.
