Haghani, Iman
Haseli, Zeynab
Yahyazadeh, Zahra
Javidnia, Javad
Abastabar, Mahdi
Nazar, Eisa
Jalali, Hosein
Hedayati, Mohamad Taghi
Karami, Hossein
Davoodi, Lotfollah
Aghili, Seyyed Reza
Moazeni, Maryam
Badali, Hamid
Nosratabadi, Mohsen
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (19837)
Article History
Received: 25 October 2025
Accepted: 2 March 2026
First Online: 6 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and received supervision and approval from the research ethics committee of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in Sari, Iran (IR.MAZUMS.REC.1403.035). Moreover, the study’s objectives were clearly explained to the participants, and all patients provided written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.