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Dashtbozorgi, Bahman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9992-5235
Ghanbari, Saeed https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8696-8447
Asl, Esmaeil Mousavi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1322-5423
Baghrobehbahani, Alireza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0335-7094
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Received: 15 September 2025
Accepted: 5 February 2026
First Online: 13 February 2026
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: This research has been approved by the ethics committee of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran (Ethical Code: IR.AJUMS.REC.1403.503). Administrative authorization for data collection was granted by the appropriate authorities and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Participants were informed about the study’s objectives and assured that their data would remain confidential. They were explicitly assured that their participation was strictly voluntary. Before commencing the study, all participants provided their informed verbal consent.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
