Abedi, Siavash
Salamat, Saeid
Heshmatipoor, Mahla
Mahdavi, SeifAli
Fatehi, Reza
Valian, Forouzan
Aliyali, Masoud
Barzegari, Saeed https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0393-1436
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (3886)
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (3887)
Article History
Received: 8 September 2025
Accepted: 3 February 2026
First Online: 7 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (Approval Codes: IR.MAZUMS.IMAMHOSPITAL.REC.1402.148 and IR.MAZUMS.IMAMHOSPITAL.REC.1402.147). Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.