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Authors
Askarian, Mehrdad
Taherifard, Ehsan
Taherifard, Erfan
Shayan, Zahra
Longtin, Yves
Groot, Gary
Ranjbar, Ebrahim
Askarian, Ardalan
Taghrir, Mohammad Hossein
Hatam, Nahid
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Vice-Chancellor for Research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SG-01-113)
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Article History
Received: 22 May 2024
Accepted: 1 December 2025
First Online: 7 December 2025
Declarations
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: Approval for this study was granted by the Institutional Review Board of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (IR.SUMS.MED.REC.1401.463 and IR.SUMS.REC.1402.543), ensuring adherence to ethical standards and guidelines. All subjects were provided with information regarding the study protocol before obtaining their informed consent for participation.
: Informed consents for publication of study findings in accordance with ethical guidelines were obtained from our participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
