El Helou, Remie
Srour, Bernard
Hadla, Ruba
Azar, Riwa
Mahfoud, Ziyad R.
Touvier, Mathilde
Temraz, Sally
Jabbour, Jana
Article History
Received: 6 November 2025
Accepted: 30 January 2026
First Online: 20 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the following ethics committee: the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the following institution: American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) prior to initiating any research related activities. Regular follow up by the IRB on the study conduct and progress was performed. Moreover, our study was conducted in compliance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants provided oral and written informed consent before participating in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.