Taherian, Mohammad Reza
Maleki, Farzad
Talebi, Marziye
Varnosfaderani, Mehran Rostami
Mirtorabi, Seyed Davood
Forouzesh, Mehdi
Nazari, Seyed Saeed Hashemi
Article History
Received: 26 November 2024
Accepted: 23 April 2025
First Online: 16 May 2025
Declarations
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: Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR.SBMU.PHNS.REC.1401.160). The data used in this research were obtained from the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization, which records all traffic accident-related fatalities. While individual informed consent was not applicable due to the use of secondary anonymized data, permission to access and analyze the data was formally granted by the relevant authorities. All data handling adhered to strict confidentiality and data protection protocols, ensuring compliance with ethical guidelines and regulations. The study followed the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki, and measures were taken to protect the privacy of individuals involved in the records.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.