Bigdeli, Somayeh Kianian
Ghazisaedi, Marjan
Ayyoubzadeh, Seyed Mohammad
Hantoushzadeh, Sedigheh
Ahmadi, Marjan
Article History
Received: 22 August 2024
Accepted: 2 December 2024
First Online: 3 January 2025
Declarations
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: This retrospective study analyzed datasets covering the period from 2020 to 2023. The Research Ethics Committee of the School of Public Health & Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, approved the study (approval ID: IR.TUMS.SPH.REC.1402.039). Due to the retrospective nature of the study and the use of existing anonymized data, the ethics committee waived the requirement for individual informed consent, in accordance with institutional and national guidelines. The ethical approval certificate can be accessed at: .
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.