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Authors
Mahmoodi, Hassan
Nili, Sairan
Zokaie, Mehdi
Bidarpoor, Farzam
Noroozi, Nasrin Ostad
rahimzadeh, Ardeshir
Lahoni, Forouzan
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Ethics Committee of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences ((IR.MUK.REC.1403.264))
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Article History
Received: 28 September 2025
Accepted: 13 February 2026
First Online: 18 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Medical Ethics Board of Trustees (MEBoT) within the Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (approval number: IR.MUK.REC.1403.264). Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants after the first author briefed them on the study objectives. All the methods were employed per relevant guidelines and regulations (Declaration of Helsinki).
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
