El Asmar, Noelle
Rizk, Chantal
Malak, Dima
Ibrahim, Mohamad Ali
Tawil, Ayman
Elbejjani, Martine
Barada, Kassem
Article History
Received: 30 April 2025
Accepted: 10 November 2025
First Online: 12 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the declaration of Helsinki. It was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the American University of Beirut Medical Center (Protocol number: BIO-2022-0257) in November 2022 with a waiver of the requirement to obtain informed patient consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.