Borumandnia, Nasrin
Fattahi, Payam
Talebi, Atefeh
Taheri, Maryam
Alvani, Mohammadamin Sabbagh
Balani, Mohammadreza Mafi
Ashrafi, Sadra
Alavimajd, Hamid https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7772-2923
Article History
Received: 25 June 2023
Accepted: 6 October 2023
First Online: 16 October 2023
Declarations
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: The data for this study is publicly available from the IHME database, which provides global health data on various topics. Owing to the use of the IHME database, informed consent was not required for the study, as only aggregated non-identifiable and non-individual data were extracted and analyzed. We have cited IMHE according to the proposed format. This study was approved by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (Ethic number: IR.SBMU.RETECH.REC.1399.821). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.