Andish, Masoumeh
Farkhani, Ehsan Mosa
Taghipoor, Ali
Eslami, Samaneh
Amiri, Zahra
Khodadadi, Najmeh
Dehghani, Mohsen
Article History
Received: 8 August 2025
Accepted: 18 December 2025
First Online: 23 December 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol has been approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), Mashhad, Iran (IR.MUMS.FHMPM.REC.1402.207). The data used in this study were anonymized before its use. According to the Human Research Review & Ethics Committee, there was no need for informed consent, because the present research is a type of secondary and register-based data analysis. All methods in our study were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations and have been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.