Ahmadi, Seyyed Parham
Sadabadi, Fatemeh
Khoshbin, Bahareh
Sheikhi, Zhila https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7627-4380
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (4020504)
Article History
Received: 23 October 2025
Accepted: 21 November 2025
First Online: 28 December 2025
Declarations
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: This prospective cohort study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Institutional Review Board and Ethics Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUMS.MEDICAL.REC.1402.228). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrollment.
: Not applicable. No individual patient data or identifiable images are included in this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.