Safari, Zahra
Fouladi-Fard, Reza
Mahmoudian, Mohammad Hassan
Rahbar, Ahmad
Oskouei, Alireza Omidi
Azimi, Faramarz
Rahimi, Nayereh Rezaie
Fiore, Maria
Funding for this research was provided by:
Qom University of Medical Science
Article History
Received: 9 November 2025
Accepted: 11 February 2026
First Online: 24 February 2026
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: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Qom University of Medical Sciences [ID: IR.MUQ.REC.1399.196].
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