Maroufi, Shahnam Sedigh https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7546-7041
Movahed, Maryam Soleimani https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5469-8182
Ejmalian, Azar
Sarkhosh, Maryam https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2098-4675
Behmanesh, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5693-2283
Article History
Received: 3 October 2024
Accepted: 20 March 2025
First Online: 25 March 2025
Declarations
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: This study, continuing from a Master’s thesis at Iran University of Medical Sciences, was approved by the ethics committee (IR.IUMS.REC.1402.680). Participants provided informed consent, and the research adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.