Noori, Marjan
Zibaei, Mohammad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2265-7460
Bairami, Amir https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8961-177X
Hashemi, Seyed Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8040-9954
Heidari, Aliehsan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2198-2915
Bakhshipour, Fatemeh https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2197-1285
Hatami, Zahra
Bahadory, Saeed https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0621-6665
Article History
Received: 23 September 2023
Accepted: 19 May 2025
First Online: 27 May 2025
Declarations
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: The human research ethical approval for the study was granted by the Ethical Committee at the University of Medical Sciences in Alborz, and informed consent obtained from the participants prior to data collection (IR.ABZUMS.REC.1401.142). Written informed consent form was received from each study participant (for those under the age of 15 years, written informed consent form was received from their legal guardians). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: As noted in the manuscript, the written informed consent of all participants was obtained at the beginning of the investigation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.