Funding for this research was provided by:
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (23471, 23471, 23471, 23471)
Article History
Received: 30 August 2022
Accepted: 25 July 2023
First Online: 1 August 2023
Declarations
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: The project was found to be in accordance to the ethical principles and the national norms and standards for conducting medical research. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences under code IR.SUMS.NUMIMG.REC.1400.015. We used aggregate utilization data from Fars Health Insurance database so informed consent was not required. Informed consent was obtained from all participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest.